Buyer

Job Title: Buyer


Industry: Commuter Rail Operations


Reports to: Procurement/Contracts Manager


Position Summary:


The Buyer will direct and coordinate purchasing and distributing materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies

• Solicits and Evaluates proposals for the requested commodity
• Prepares and issue purchase orders and change notices
• Resolves discrepancies as they may arise between PO details and actual delivery
• Analyze market and delivery conditions todeterminepresent and future material availability and prepare market analysis reports
• Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy
• Verify nomenclatures and specification of purchase requests
• Consult the internet, catalogs, and interview suppliers to obtain prices and specifications
• Create purchase order and send copy to supplier and department originating request: verify total cost of item purchased
• Negotiates the lowest possible cost for the commodity balanced against theoptimumquality and schedule needs.
• Ensurethesafetyof workersand allcrewadhere to all safety procedures and rules. Ensure worksis completed on or before deadlines
• All other duties as assigned

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from afour yearcollege or university. Typically requires 2-4yearspreviousbuying experience, preferably in Commuter Rail operations.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area circumference, and volume.
• Ability to solve practical problems and interpret a variety of instructionsfurnishedin written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Skill inestablishingand maintaining effective working relations as well as verbal and written communication
• Expertisein using Microsoft Excel and Word
• Ability to learn a variety of computer programs
• Previousexperience withAssetWorksEnterprise Purchasing a plus
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S. and successfully pass a pre-employment background check
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment physical
• Must pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol test and be willing tocomply withthe DTO Drug and Alcohol Policy
• Must have a valid Colorado driver's license