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Woodgrain · 1 day ago

Buyer- Latrobe, PA

Greensburg, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

Woodgrain is one of the top millwork operations in the world, seeking a Buyer to optimize the use of company assets in acquiring goods and services. The role involves creating purchase orders, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring timely delivery while minimizing costs.

Building Material

Responsibilities

Accurately create purchase orders and associated internal transfers or direct sales orders in ERP system as directed

Submit purchase orders to vendors and confirm accurate acknowledgements of products, pricing, and quantities

Act as initial contact for any vendor needs, to include working with vendors and marketing to supply proper packaging and labelling specs

Continually monitor progress of orders with assigned vendors, updating expected ship dates and receipt dates

Follow-up as needed with various stakeholders, to include distribution centers, National Accounts, Credit, and Accounts Payable

Provide support for sourcing team by issuing and receiving RFQs from vendors, including uploading vendor pricing into Woodgrain software

Knowledgeable of international purchasing basics (Incoterms, International commercial code)

Ensure POs are correctly issued to mitigate risk to the company

Expedite product when necessary to meet required delivery commitments

Reconcile product receipts and invoices to ensure proper payment within mutually agreed payment terms

Procure appropriate product needs, upon request, to support select branch, regional and corporate product strategies

Key performance metrics include: On-time delivery, fill rates, inventory turns, E&O inventory, invoice errors, product outages, inbound freight costs, purchase price variance, and warehouse lead-time

Qualification

ERP systemInternational purchasingMathematical skillsAttention to detailCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations

Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions in a professional manner from all stakeholders, both internal and external

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables

Excellent attention to detail

Benefits

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

401(k) with a Company Match

Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D

Employer Paid Long-Term & Short-Term Disability

Voluntary Supplemental Hospital and Accident Plans

Employee Assistance Program

8 Company Paid Holidays & 1 Floating Holiday

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Company

Woodgrain

We supply The American Dream by bringing strength, warmth, and style to every home. Specializing in moulding, doors, building products, and fasteners.

Founded in 1954

Fruitland, Idaho, USA

1001-5000 employees