AMVETS Jobs

Job Title: Buyer

Job Location: Sterling Hts.

• Summary Assists in purchasing materials, supplies, and services at the most favorable terms for the organization.
• Qualifies vendors, evaluates bids, and negotiates prices and terms for purchased goods and services. Tracks purchases, monitors vendor quality, and maintains a current database of vendor information.
• Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
• Purchase commodities as assigned by the Purchasing Manager, utilizing negotiating skills to obtain the most competitive price while maintaining specified quality standards and delivery requirements.
• Create and maintain working relationship with our vendors.
• Tracks and records cost savings in the system for both hard and soft savings.
• Filing all documentation and quotes for audit purposes along with confirmation of Purchase Order.
• Follow-up reviewing all open orders and tracks Quality, Delivery of suppliers. Works with the Shipping and Receiving department to arrange transportation of purchases.
• Create and maintain RMA's, should there be any issues.
• Works with Accounting and Shipping to return RMA's. Inspects exchanged or refunded merchandise and works with inventory control to reduce the inventory levels.
• Adheres to the Quality Systems and participates in continuous improvement. Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of this job.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or 5-years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Computer Skills • Outlook • Word • Excel • PowerPoint • Adobe

Language Skills:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Mathematical Skills
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Reasoning Ability
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

   

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations MIOSHA training.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

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