Commodity Buyer (OC26026)

Job # OC26026

Job Title Commodity Buyer

Office Location Houston, TX preferred

Business Unit/Department Logistics & Procurement/Sourcing

Sales Territory, if applicable

General Role Description

Process requisitions and purchase orders for project materials, inventory, and renewal parts

• Negotiate with suppliers to achieve lower material cost and on time delivery when necessary
• Generate the ERP buyer’s report that identifies the requisitions to be processed and determine order of priority
• Secure quotes from suppliers for applicable requisitions
• Negotiate standard pricing matrix and lead-times for renewal parts and inventory with suppliers, not less than annually, and communicate to appropriate personnel
• Research invoice discrepancies when notified, communicating with suppliers when necessary, and making appropriate administrative corrections
• Initiate new supplier set-up documentation and submit to finance department
• Notify finance department of new “ship-to” locations of suppliers
• Process completed requisitions, enter data as required, and forward to Purchasing Specialist
• Generate and issue purchase orders for commodities, renewal parts, inventory, and services, following special instructions and including notes and attachments as necessary
• Update Item Master prices from supplier notifications, escalating to appropriate personnel when cost increases exceed 5%
• Purchase renewal parts for clients using ERP order management module
• Identify correct disposition of shipments sent in error to or by the Company, when notified
• Obtain country of origins and promise dates from suppliers when escalated by expeditors
• Review Min/Max report and generate purchase orders to reorder items below minimum quantity up to maximum quantity
• Generate and issue purchase orders for non-Min/Max inventory items
• Ensure purchase orders are issued with correct terms to minimize cost and liability to the Company

• Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager
• Give manager best advice
• Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified
• Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager
• Exemplify Company Core Values: Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment
• Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws
• Recommend viable improvements proactively
• Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes

Requirements

• HSD or equivalent
• 1 year purchasing experience
• 2 years’ buying experience
• Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility
• Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts
• Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Outlook
• Availability to travel less than 5%

• Purchasing experience in a multi-entity, multi-currency, international, industrial environment
• Advanced Excel skills
• Proficiency in Oracle

Applications will be considered only for the specific position for which the application is submitted.

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