BUYER at SMC – Nicholasville, Kentucky

Summary:

The buyer is responsible for sourcing and ordering products, negotiating pricing, terms, and delivery schedules, and managing supplier relationships for a growing organization.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Teamwork is a condition of employment.
• Responsible for all purchasing functions necessary to meet the needs of assigned customers.
• Communicate effectively across the team to maintain optimum inventory levels needed to support sales.
• Sets and drives improvement pertaining to supplier delivery, cost and inventory turns performance.
• Develop and manage vendor relationships, including but not limited to contract review, negotiations, purchasing inventory, non-inventory, transportation carriers.
• Resolve logistic related issues by working with the appropriate personnel in the organization to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Serve as a resource to resolve complex purchasing problems and issues internally and at supplier levels.
• Provide recommendations to optimize and support the supply chain processes and improvement efforts.
• Collaborate with other members of the team to support account issues, quotes; perform other related tasks as requested.
• Participate in projects as needed and provide a balanced focus on customer service; build and maintain strong working relationships with internal customers and key suppliers.

Competencies:

Organizational Skills

Thoroughness

Time Management

Communication Proficiency

Required Education and Experience:

Computer proficiency with knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Outlook.

Professional experience following purchasing policies and procedures.

Experience negotiating vendor terms, pricing, delivery, and networking.

Four-year degree or five years of buying experience.

Preferred Education and Experience:

Knowledge of buying electronic products is highly desirable.

EEO Statement:

It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals. We are committed to a

diverse workforce. We value all employees’ talents and support an environment that is inclusive and

respectful. We are strongly committed to this policy and believe in the concept and spirit of the law.