Job description
General Position Summary:
The Buyer is responsible for purchasing goods and services in a multi-site environment, negotiating service agreements, and managing vendor relationships. In addition, the Buyer s responsible for implementing and training users on purchasing procedures. The Buyer also acts as procurement support and buyer for projects.
Essential Functions:
- Vendor Selection: Obtains competitive bids for non-trade goods and services through the RFP process, establishes preferred vendors within commodity categories, and negotiates prices with new and existing vendors. Conducts supplier reviews, and maintains ongoing supplier relationships.
- Import-Export Coordination: Ensures cross border transactions comply with regulatory and internal policy.
- Purchasing Transactions: Facilitates procurement activities from the time of requisition through invoice approval.
- Oracle Tasks: Implements sourcing tools such as punch-out, online stores, blanket and standard POs. Uses management reports to ensure accurate and timely receipt of products, PO closing, and, invoice matching for all POs.
- Training: Conducts training sessions on purchasing procedures and Oracle iProcurement applications through online and classroom environments for new users and managers.
- Project Support: Participate on project teams providing purchasing support, as well as ensuring correct vendor selection, products, price, and delivery schedule to meet project team objectives.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree – Business major preferred
- Minimum 7 years purchasing experience.
- Knowledge of Oracle, MS Offfice and general PC knowledge required.
- Basic knowledge of import-export is preferred.
- General understanding of finance and accounting principles
- Strong customer service focus.
- Ability to communicate effectively with employees at all levels as well as with suppliers.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Excellent negotiating skills.
Physical Activities Required to Perform Essential Functions:
- Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting.
- Ability to use standard office equipment, including a computer.
- Ability to lift and carry materials weighing up to 10 pounds.
- Vision to read printed materials and a computer screen.
- Hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone.
Job Conditions:
Business office environment with computers and printers; light traffic.
PLEASE NOTE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.
All U.S. applicants must be 18 years of age or older and all Canada applicants must be 16 years of age or older.
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. participates in e-verify for all U.S. new hires.
An offer of U.S. employment by Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries is contingent on the satisfactory completion of a post-offer drug screen and background check.
All new hires must review and sign an Arbitration Agreement. This applies to all U.S. non-union employees.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, marital status, disability status, national origin or ancestry, veteran status, age, prior industrial injury, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected status under local, state or federal law.
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