Buyer

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Buyer to join our Purchasing team and help support inventory availability, supplier performance, and cost-effective purchasing operations. This role is responsible for issuing and managing purchase orders, monitoring inventory levels and backorders, expediting shipments, resolving vendor discrepancies, supporting stock balancing, and assisting with supplier evaluation and negotiations.

The ideal candidate will bring 3–5 years of purchasing experience, including experience working with international vendors, along with strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills. This position requires someone who is comfortable managing multiple priorities, making sound purchasing decisions, and collaborating closely with Sales, Warehouse, and vendor partners to maintain strong service levels while controlling inventory and freight costs.

In addition to competitive compensation and a professional office environment, the company offers a strong benefits package, including 100% employer-paid base health insurance premiums for employee-only coverage.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Issue Purchase Orders.

· Review Vendor Due for Review report daily. Establish reorder quantities based on vendor minimum order requirements, freight paid levels, historical usage and anticipated increase/decrease usage as communicated by Sales personnel.

· Review Backorder Report daily. Place orders for all current backorders of class 1-3 items.

· Alert Purchasing Manager when minimum order requirements and/or freight paid levels cannot be consistently met.

· Respond to crisis and emergency orders.

· Expedite Orders.

· Review Open Purchase Orders report daily. Call vendors to expedite backorders and overdue purchase orders. Complete updates in system to communicate status to other personnel.

· Vendor Shipment Discrepancies

· Work with warehouse personnel and vendors to resolve discrepancies on shipments in from vendors.

· Stock Balancing

· Review New Product forms and Increase Decrease Usage forms weekly. Identify products brought in for specific customers that are not moving or are not moving as expected. Contact sales rep and ensure that stock is sold.

· Identify slow and non-moving products to return to vendors.

· Prepare returns lists, obtain Return Authorization Numbers, and follow-up to ensure merchandise is sent back and adjusted off of inventory. Purchasing Assistant will complete Debit Memo cover and attach to returns list.

· Vendor Negotiations

· Assist with evaluating the performance of existing and potential suppliers.