Buyer - (Sourcing Specialist)

Total Safety is looking for a Buyer - (Sourcing Specialist) to add to their safety conscious team! The Buyer - (Sourcing Specialist) uses professional procurement practices to obtain goods and services. Ensure high quality, cost effectiveness, and timely delivery. Manage commodities that involve detailed / complex specifications and high cost.

Total Safety is the world's premier provider of integrated safety and compliance services and the products necessary to support them, including gas detection, respiratory protection, safety training, fire protection, compliance and inspection, industrial hygiene, onsite emergency medical treatment/paramedics, communications systems, engineered systems design, and materials management. Our Core Values are People, Safety & Wellbeing, Accountability, Responsibility, Empowerment, Honesty, Transparency, and Integrity.

Role and responsibilities:

· Reviews requests for assigned materials, parts and/or services and verifies specifications.

· Sources components or services and ensures timely preparation and communication of RFQ (Request for Quote).

· Corresponds with or interviews approved suppliers to obtain price, specifications and delivery information. Analyzes and evaluates bids to determine optimum value.

· Negotiates price, quality and delivery, and terms, selects supplier and places purchase orders while assuring compliance to local and Corporate Operating Procedures and Ethical Code of Conduct.

· Expedites delivery of items by contacting vendors and shippers to ensure that merchandise, supplies and equipment are forwarded on specified shipping date.

· Assists other departments with problem resolution involving discrepancies between purchase order, delivered quantity, quality and/or price.

· Works with operations and quality to establish product integrity, performance and delivery measures to be used in evaluating supplier performance in assigned area.

Qualifications

· A minimum of three 2 years of procurement experience with a working knowledge of procurement methods, procedures and processes. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

· CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Management) preferred.

Skills

· PC proficiency with MS Office applications and advanced knowledge of Excel for research and spreadsheet analysis. Experience with Requisition / Procurement systems (AS400 based applications a plus).

· Specialist knowledge of at least one area of purchasing, inventory control and supply management and general knowledge of several areas. Working knowledge of assigned commodity group(s).

· Solid understanding of economic factors affecting the company’s business.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. Occasionally required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, or crouch. Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

Spends most of the time in an office environment. Some travel for training and supplier contact.