Buyer

Buyer 

The Buyer will report directly to the Purchasing Manager regarding purchase orders, budgets, and expenditures, all soft and hard goods and materials required for the design, manufacture, delivery, and installation for our Company products. Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Education

• Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Business or Supply Chain Management and/or 3+ Years experience in Purchasing, or Supply Chain/Inventory Management.

Years of Experience

• Minimum 3+ years in Purchasing, Procurement or Supply Chain/Inventory Management; and 
• ERP experience is considered an asset.

Job Specific Duties

• Communicate effectively and build relationship with vendors, management, and staff by telephone, email and in person; 
• Manage purchase orders, documents notes and due dates, and resolve purchase order issues;
• Act as a liaison between suppliers and involved departments to resolve procurement related problems;
• Create and maintain Delivery schedule for all the relevant suppliers in accordance with out production schedule; 
• Ability to analyze Material Take Off; 
• Obtain comparison pricing, negotiate contracts and request quotes from vendors;
• Monitor inventory levels of materials for manufacturing; 
• Create blanket purchase orders; 
• Resolve invoice discrepancies or issues with Accounting; 
• Manage invoice approvals and follow up;
• Assist with the production of side of purchasing (i.e., floor-by-floor release of materials); and 
• Other miscellaneous tasks assigned by the Purchasing Manager.