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Connection · 2 months ago

Buyer - PCC

US-NH-Merrimack

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$58K/yr - $74K/yr

Connection is a company that guides the connection between people and technology, helping customers manage their IT needs. The Buyer role involves facilitating purchasing transactions, managing customer orders, negotiating with suppliers, and ensuring compliance with purchasing policies.

ComputerEnterprise SoftwareGovernmentInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyService IndustrySoftware

Responsibilities

Utilizes best practices when purchasing goods and services to optimize the overall cost of goods by driving cost out of the order fulfillment process. Procures product at aggressive pricing through multiple sources by reviewing orders, determining contract requirements and special instructions and selecting the best supplier with the most favorable terms considering cost, delivery, holding inventory, and integration

Creates SKU’s for sales order processing, taking into consideration vendor and customer contract supply chain requirements. Determines the best method to fulfill the orders by stocking, drop shipping, or hybrid of both

Prepares bids; selects bid list for proposals in compliance with contracts and purchasing specifications. Analyzes bids to determine overall cost of goods sold

Prepares purchase orders by auditing sales orders in accordance with state local, educational and federal regulations. Places purchase orders in accordance with company policy

Manages daily backorder and backlog by tracking virtual and/or drop ship inventory to support sales activity. Expedites Purchase Orders by working with both suppliers and vendors to coordinate efforts and update ETAs

Analyzes and resolves various post shipment problems by working with the supplier and vendor to solve the problem on future orders

Negotiates concessions with supplier for service level failures

Provides information to Finance to support quarterly Revenue Recognition by identifying in transit product, strategically coordinating purchase order placement and delivery requirements with various departments and suppliers

Negotiates and obtains return authorizations and credits from our suppliers and vendors for customer returns

Investigates potential vendors/suppliers to ensure that they are suitable or require purchasing contracts based on past and current purchases for future purchase orders and recommends these vendors/suppliers to management

Maintains and provides timely resolutions to problems utilizing the internal case management tool. Responses are expected to be clear, concise and complete

Effectively communicates with all departments to resolve problems or provide services both internally and externally

Works with Accounts Payable and Suppliers to resolve discrepancies between purchase orders and invoices

Processes, analyzes, and provides recommendations from daily and weekly reports for Purchasing and Sales management team

Develops new programs and procedures by receiving feedback from Sales and Marketing meetings in order to improve sales process

Initiates and negotiates supplier and vendor purchasing agreements

Works with vendors to improve supply chain efficiency

Utilizes various on-line supplier and vendor systems to determine accurate ETA’s for purchase order management

Facilitates meetings with vendors and suppliers to report and address operations issues relative to Government orders, recommends changes in business practices and addresses open issues

Qualification

Microsoft OfficePurchasing managementNegotiation skillsProblem solvingGovernment contractsInternational logisticsOrganizational skillsCommunication skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

Intermediate working knowledge of Microsoft Office with ability to create and manage spreadsheets, prepare Word documents and develop presentations

Working knowledge purchasing and supply chain management with ability to understand the lifecycle of a purchase order

Excellent negotiation skills with ability to procure product to the company's best advantage

Excellent problem solving skills with ability to think through impact on all departments related to purchase order requirements

Working knowledge of Government and Educational contracts with ability to understand government entities

Basic knowledge of international logistics to understand feasibility of imports and exports

Excellent organizational skills with ability to multitask

Ability to work well with Sales, Marketing, Distribution, and Finance management teams

Excellent communication and interpersonal relationship experience with ability to network and seek out available resources internally and externally for answers to questions or problem escalations