Buyer

Job Description

Job Description

Monday – Friday, 7 am – 3:30 pm

Buyer Analyst - Position is responsible for preparing and placing purchase orders for day to-day buying activities for the business and projects.

Key role responsibilities

• Assist with the day-to-day buying activities for indirect purchases.
• Flex up to cover Outside process buyer and indirect buying as needed
• Place Purchase Orders or credit card purchases per company demand
• Update PO delivery dates and PO values in JDE.
• Proactively expedite Purchase Orders.
• Be a key point of contact for Accounts Payable for PO/Invoice reconciliation.
• Support Warehouse team with OS&D’s.
• Work collaboratively with procurement, materials, warehouse and project teams to ensure corporate and departmental objectives are achieved and maintained.
• Liaise as required with Project Services and Accounts Payable departments, as well as other internal business units.
• Assist with developing, communicating, maintaining, and improving policies, procedures and standard templates for the procurement and materials processes.
• Quote from vendors as needed for new products and existing contracts
• Work directly with OP suppliers to manage vendor reviews

Qualifications and experience

• Experience working with vendors, issuing standard and blanket POs, quoting new products, maintaining OTD scorecards and approving invoices. (2+ years)
• Must possess excellent computer skills (Word, Excel and SAP).
• Knowledge of Engineering, Procurement and Construction business is an asset.
• Proven analytic and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated skills in attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to recommend and present ideas and solutions to peers and manager.
• Ability to multi-task and work independently.

·Ability to build and maintain effective work relationships, both internal and external, and establish credibility with business partners.

• Strong Customer Service skills and ability to communicate clearly and effectively to internal/external customers.