LA - Buyer - Industrial Distribution

Ford-Gelatt, a SunSource company, supplies industrial process equipment to the process industries with a focus on adding value. Our team at Ford-Gelatt is technically sound and highly experienced with industry leading brands. We provide technical added-value in equipment sales in Louisiana, Mississippi, and SE Texas.

We are currently looking for a Buyer to handle procurement and inventories within our Industrial Fluid Process Distribution business unit located in Baton Rouge, LA.

Essential Functions:

• Execute procurement processes to maximize customer on-time delivery while maintaining optimal inventory levels
• Regularly maintain ERP inventory master and warehouse records
• Communicate to suppliers and execute supply-chain management per SunSource's Best Practices and buyer expectations documentation
• Process supplier returns and credits for defective, obsolete, and excess materials where appropriate
• Proactively manage excess and obsolete material
• Serve as a conduit for communications between SunSource and Suppliers
• Schedule and organize supplier cadence and escalation meetings as needed
• Engage in ongoing training to obtain and refresh skills

Desired Skills and Abilities:

• Inventory or purchasing experience in manufacturing or distribution.
• One to three years in fluid process related industries preferred but not required.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects and details simultaneously.
• Must have strong written and oral communication skills and intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office fluency including Excel and Outlook.
• Strong analytical and problem solving abilities.
• Work involves sitting during most of the workday or greater than 50% of the time. Walking and standing are required only occasionally.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. If you are an individual with a disability and require an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact [email protected] to request reasonable accommodation. Only requests for accommodation in the application process will be returned from this email address. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí).


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