Valin Corporation · 2 months ago
Buyer
VLN Portland, OR
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$22/hr - $26/hr
2+ years expValin Corporation is a leader in delivering impactful results in wholesale distribution. The Buyer role involves performing varied purchasing assignments to procure necessary products, managing inventory, and ensuring supplier compliance, all while maintaining a focus on quality and cost-effectiveness.
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Responsibilities
Outwardly demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the Quality Process
Participate in quality improvement teams
Manage and generate stock replenishment purchase orders and verifying accuracy and completeness
Manage and generate daily “QRP” (quick response purchasing) purchase orders and verify accuracy and completeness
Maintain expected dates
Place purchase orders (via auto-fax, web site entry, electronic transmission)
Verify price and availability (looking for best cost and delivery)
Confirm with supplier that our purchase order has been received, understood and entered in the supplier’s order management system
Review and resolve unconfirmed purchase orders
Review and resolve open direct shipment purchase orders
Insure supplier compliance of purchase order expectation on all items
Manage and maintain a tracking process on purchase orders; advise sales of changes that affect commitments to customers and update ERP system with expected dates and backorder notepads
Proactively expedite open purchase orders that affect open customer orders
Provide assistance as a level of escalation for expedites
Manage inventory: analyze and make recommendations to ensure a high service level and excellent customer service while maintaining desired turns
Review assigned “speculative” inventory items
Perform “low inventory review”
Implement inventory changes using approved guidelines and standards
Periodic supplier database reviews
Annual returns to suppliers of unwanted inventory
Review customer forecasts and purchase material as required
Process internal stock requests
Verify and approve invoice discrepancies when required
Review and resolve open production orders for assigned assembly items
Review and update newly entered items
Rectify inventory count errors through cycle count procedures
Make recommendations for process changes that will assure accurate inventories
Maintain purchasing guides (“white binders”) for assigned suppliers: discounts, contracts, price lists and special pricing records
Maintain item database in ERP system for assigned suppliers
Maintain supplier notepads in ERP system for assigned suppliers
Implement list price updates for assigned suppliers, on time
Participate in new supplier implementation teams
Review and resolve supplier non-conformances, daily
Manage freight claims for all damaged or lost material
Maintain files for vendor quotations, material certifications, purchase orders, vendor returns and other operations department processes
Update and communicate changes in supplier lead times
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree
Two years' experience in procurement support, material control or material expediting, or related experiences
Ability to use office equipment such as computer terminal, calculator, copier and fax machine
Intermediate PC experience (Excel, Word, Visio, Crystal Reports, and Power Point)
Intermediate Relational database experience or aptitude (e.g. Prophet 21)
Good mechanical aptitude
Strong written, verbal, analytical, negotiating and interpersonal skills
Ability to organize and prioritize work, and to meet deadlines
Company
Valin Corporation
Based in San Jose, Calif., Valin Corporation, one of Inc.’s 500/5000 Fastest Growing Companies is the leading technical solutions provider
51-200 employees
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