Buyer I

Position Summary:

Join our exciting & dedicated team at Vallen as an On-site Buyer. In this position, you will work at a customer location and will be responsible for providing exceptional service by purchasing products, goods, and materials (stock and/or non-stock, or stock buy) that meet the organization's standards of price, quality, timing, and reliability of supply.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform procurement activities to ensure the customer's current and anticipated demand for products and materials (stock and/or non-stock, or spot buy) are met and in alignment with Vallen's purchasing strategies.

• Review and approve assigned inventory forecasts produced by Vallen's inventory management or other Enterprise Resource Planning application.

• Review and approve daily replenishment recommendations produced by Vallen's inventory management or other Enterprise Resource Planning application.

• Assess existing orders to determine action for expediting or de-expediting for optimal delivery.

• Place purchase requisitions and vendor purchase orders.

• Research, assess, and make recommendations for vendors and/or specific items of request to ensure they that they comply with specifications and meet the customer's quality, pricing, and delivery standards.

• Monitor the quality and timeliness of products and materials supplied; may coordinate the return of damaged goods and/or replacement items.

• Negotiate and coordinate vendor returns for aging, expired, or excess inventory; coordinate other liquidation activities as required.

• Follow-up on the status of purchase orders with vendors to ensure timely delivery; and communicate status of orders with customers.

• Communicate with vendors to resolve problems with timeliness and product quality.

• Maintain and cultivate relationships with one or more suppliers, vendors, and assigned customers.

• Research and resolve account payables nonconformance with suppliers.

• Identify opportunities for and document customer cost savings.

• Produce customer KPI measurement data.

• Follow all Vallen and customer Standard Operating Procedures.

• Adhere to LEAN operating practices; ensure worksite is professional, clean and neat always.

• Perform other duties as assigned.