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0-5 years of experience
Responsible for supporting Production, Maintenance. Planning and Operation Excellence through the timely availability of goods and services. Oversee the effective, efficient and safety operation of the storeroom. Support and contribute to mill objectives and goals. Monitor min/max of storeroom items to ensure limited overmax. Working DART on a daily basis to ensuring the receipt of all purchase order and non-purchase order items. Initiate re-orders for auto requisitions by reviewing min/max using re-order report, usage history and work order usage.
- Maintained a cycle count accuracy of at least 96%.
- Relocated two satellite locations into one location.
- Conduct periodic review and analysis of the inventory of slowing moving and critical items.
- Initiate all material releases for repair items and review all items still outstanding over 30 days.
- Set overmax regulations on overmax inventory reductions by communicating daily with Material Coordinator on closed or finished work orders.
- Ability to work SAP MDM to set-up new vendor and or extend existing.
- Purchasing duties which consist of reviewing and generating purchase orders, overlooking purchasing/service agreements and certificates of insurance, seeking competitive bids for projects over $50,000 and creating/extending new vendors for site.
0-5 years of experience
Buyer for $3.7 billion manufacturing company specializing in air-conditioning and heating. Annual spend of $874 million across 123 suppliers. Commodities managed are smooth tube copper, plastics, resins, powder paint, braze rods and braze rings, copper widgets.
- Managed a total spend of $41 million among 12 suppliers
- Initiate ECN (Engineering Change Notifications) and participate in drawing reviews
- Monitor demand-flow for all suppliers, which include Days of Supply, Consigned warehouse arrangements, and safety stock to support production
- Participate in a team setting to identify and improve processes
- Determine supplier performance index scores involving DOS, DOT, relationship, integrity, and economics metrics. Conducted monthly reviews with top 40 suppliers (based on spend) and set goals for grade-achievement results
- Assist in supplier consolidation and year-over-year price reductions to achieve company goals of supplier reduction and cost-savings. Successfully resourced product and strategically placed suppliers in consignment to avoid long lead-times or product demand uncertainty
- Aid in invoice issues and expedites, when required
0-5 years of experience
Managed over 3000 sku’s, monitoring stock levels, setting re-order points, ordering parts as required.
- Created purchase orders for items needed to order and sent via EMAIL to respective suppliers
- Expedited all parts with suppliers as required, to ensure on time delivery, preventing stockouts and production downtime.
- Negotiated with suppliers pricing, delivery schedules, and payment terms
- Where applicable created blanket order purchases, and setting up consignment agreements
- Met with accounts payable department reguraly to review invoices to ensure vendors contractual agreements were correct
- Met regularly with engineering department to communicate parts design requirements with suppliers, ensuring highest quality were met @ lowest possible cost
- Sourced parts via the internet, tradeshows, supplier listings, trade journals etc for launching of new product lines
- Sourced for suppliers who could offer better products, and provide cost savings for the company
- Managed well within the parameters each year of company allocated budjet, resulting in cost savings of $100,000 per year while improving product quality
6-10 years of experience
Attended Open Up meetings for new projects, and weekly project meetings during duration of project for procurement efforts and updates to status of equipment being delivered and budget updates
- Prepared information for RFP’s and RFQ’s to be sent out during bid phase of project
- Purchased Equipment (curves, merges, fire/security doors, ATR Systems, etc.) necessary for project completion
- Contract Management, including the creation of the Project Subcontract Agreements, collection of Certificate of Insurance and P&P Bonds for all projects
- Handled all negotiations of subcontract agreements and the pricing for the work contained in project scope with subcontractor representatives
- Created Purchase Orders for equipment purchases and Subcontractor Contract amounts from Purchase Order Requisitions
- Responsible for the Processing of Subcontractor invoices/pay applications for project work and review of required associated documentation
- Managed project schedule to ensure equipment is delivered to jobsite by required dates to meet project milestones
- Supported two (2) Senior Buyers as needed
0-5 years of experience
- Reviewed requisitions and created purchase orders in the Oracle PeopleSoft eProcurement system
- Conducted continuous eProcurement software training for more than 100 associates
- Communicated with vendors on a daily basis and organized meetings and special projects
- Assisted in drafting a new Procurement Policy
- Assisted in supply category sourcing, selection, analysis and contract development
- Created reports and pivot tables for vendor spend analysis
- Maintained contract database in access and created contract pipeline reports for Category Managers
- Promoted sustainable purchasing practices through participating in Sustainability Committee toward LEED certification
- Contributed written documents to Policy and Procedures Manual
- Performed general office aid duties that differed on a daily basis
0-5 years of experience
Examine and analyze all purchase requisitions to inhibit best procurement practices. Ensure corporate policies and grants of authority or signatory powers are adhered to. Adhere to all FDA laws that are required in the pharmaceutical industry. Source and Process internal requisitions creating purchase orders using JD Edwards ERP system. Work with internal and external customer support for all purchase order activities.
- Assist requestors with online JD Edwards purchase order requisitions.
- Provide status updates of purchase requisitions to requestors and/or suppliers.
- Manage outstanding PO reports and that entails in resolving issues.
- Process receipt of Goods.
- Work with other Procurement personnel to create contract in Upside contract system; administer and follow through of contract from creation to final execution.
0-5 years of experience
Utilized SAP to procure material for external customers.
- Engaged Product Line Management and Network Planning to determine best buying strategies in terms of efficiency and profitability.
- Key participant in Lean Events; facilitated in the creation of standardized work for the Purchasing Department.
- Selected to the Power User role responsible for teaching coworkers new procedures, programs, and initiatives.
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for supporting Production, Maintenance. Planning and Operation Excellence through the timely availability of goods and services. Oversee the effective, efficient and safety operation of the storeroom. Support and contribute to mill objectives and goals. Monitor min/max of storeroom items to ensure limited overmax. Working vendor invoices on a daily basis to ensuring the receipt of payment on all purchase order and non-purchase order items.
- Relocated two satellite locations into one location, while maintaining a cycle count accuracy of at least 96%. Also reviewing all discrepancies to determine root cause.
- Check accrued liabilities with controllers daily to free up open funds from the bottom-line to use for upcoming projects or venture.
- Conduct periodic review and analysis of the inventory of slowing moving and critical items. With decision rights up to $60,000 quarterly to dispose of inventory that wasn’t creating value economically or had been upgraded.
- Initiate all material releases for repair items and review all items still outstanding over 30 days. Remain constant contact with suppliers on quality of repaired good and process of elimination if goods economical value isn’t worth company’s commitment to retain in inventory.
- Set overmax regulations on overmax inventory reductions by communicating daily with Material Coordinator on closed or finished work orders and Plant leadership monthly to review possible recommendations.
- Ability to set-up new vendors in company’s supplier system, if insurance requirements and Master Service Agreements (MSA) are within company’s guideline and compliance.
- Purchasing duties which consist of bidding of contracts on projects and the issue of daily purchase orders. Negotiation of pricing and payment terms on items based previous spend year to date or economical change in materials.
0-5 years of experience
- Buying electronic and mechanical parts, materials, equipment, tools and services working from approved purchase requisitions. Contacting vendors for product information and bids. Established new, alternative sources of supply by identifying and investigating companies with desired product lines or where vendors and preferred suppliers are inadequate. Contacted vendors and expediting delivery of all orders to assure adherence to committed items, quantities and delivery dates.
- Advised internal personnel regarding available products, order status and purchasing procedures.
- Coordinated with engineering, manufacturing and quality control in planning purchases of material and parts. Seeking minority, small and women owned suppliers.
- Negotiated contracts where loss occurring through error in judgment could involve a large dollar volume. Negotiated prices to ensure that purchases are the best price. Worked with Division personnel to evaluate bids and proposals from vendors.
0-5 years of experience
Assigned to terminals, drumming and warehousing contracts in the USA
- Responsible for heavy SAP data input & analysis
- Responsible for writing contracts, amendments & claims
- Responsible for 10 contracts valued at over $15M USD
- Travel to supplier sites, review operations and conditions
- Ensure suppliers are financially stable
- Responsible for sourcing of qualified suppliers
0-5 years of experience
Administer relationships with subcontractors, including communication and negotiating agreements
- Work with program team to develop Statements of Work
- Issue purchase orders to suppliers for services, software, and supplies
- Send RFQs and RFPs to suppliers and evaluate quotes and proposals based on best price and program need
- Provide bid and proposal support as needed, including pricing and budgets
- Maintain procurement documentation and files for audit
- Prepare reports using various programs for procurement analytics
0-5 years of experience
- Procure electronic and mechanical components by utilizing Enterprise Resource Planning system (ERP), Materials Requirement Planning (MRP), shortage reports, and forecast reports.
- Collaborated with project managers and suppliers to improve a just-in-time program to minimize lead time and costs on heavily used components.
- Shortened product lead time by updating and tracking panel of suppliers’ on time delivery and taking corrective action in line with the aim of achieving continuous supplier performance.
- Responsible for procuring sample parts required for engineering change orders and following through with the vendor and quality assurance until new material is approved.
- Quickly set up new parts in Oracle by compiling all necessary information such as item costs, lead times, minimum order quantity, vendor name, and planner codes.
- Analyze buy history and shortages to determine best method of procurement and expedite according to work order start dates.
0-5 years of experience
Analyzes the invoice matching and receiving reports to determine problem invoices and works with suppliers, logistics and the customer to assist in resolving issues. Analyzes the invoice matching and receiving reports to determine problem invoices and works with suppliers, logistics and the customer to assist in resolving issues.
- Utilizes standard procurement methods; which must include the research of possible sources for the item/service, including minority and woman owned business enterprises, documentation of sole or single source supplier condition, etc. and subsequent collection of information to ensure the best value and compliance with policies and procedures and applicable regulations.
- Analyzes purchase requests, ensures requesting documentation is complete and advises end users on the most efficient and appropriate method to fill the order, while maintaining the best value for BHCS and complying with procurement requirements, policies and procedures.
- Collaborates with Accounts Payable, Contracting, Supply Chain Customer Service, Supply Chain Operations, MMIS, and suppliers to resolve discrepancies, improve workflow, in completion of their daily duties.
- Creates purchase orders using ERP Software and ensures accuracy of purchase and supplier data. Transmits purchase orders to suppliers by the most effective and efficient method. Coordinates with Contracting and MMIS to maintain validity of the item master and supplier setup data. Ensures purchase order confirmation is received and manage follow-up.
- Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society
- Dean’s List: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
- Student Government Association Member
0-5 years of experience
Report Directly to CFO
- Review contracts pertaining to but not limited to operations
- Reduce cost across the board on all activities pertaining to spending
- Working with company is setting up a system for procurement and finance
- Follow through on all AP invoicing in assuring all cost are correct and are paid on time
0-5 years of experience
- Prepare and/or review of contract documents for high dollar and complex procurement.
- Writing bid proposal and RFP for all major department of the casino food and beverages, surveillance, slot, cage, human resources, security and IT.
- Working with international and local vendor for proper sourcing.
- Sending out bid and working on contract for many vendors being the main contact person for QA on all bids and contracts.
- Internet sourcing for specific items and vendors within the casino field.
- Working with Arriba software to raise PR approving PO searching for Purchase Order Creating material master code.
0-5 years of experience
- On and off site representative for [company name] at United Airlines managing surplus parts for their AOG program (Airplane On Ground) in a timely fashion.
- Assure quality parts are supplied in accordance to the contract while developing and building relationships with UA personnel.
- Process orders, rejects, warranties and replacement units.
- Resolve parts and/or paperwork issues with UA personnel.
- Resolve and correct accounting issues with both UA and [company name] accounting depts.
- Generated Package deals and lead on a daily basis with United and Continental Airlines.
- Supervisor of six engine buyers as well as six airframe buyers through the quotation process
- 60-70% percent travel per year
0-5 years of experience
- Processed purchase orders for goods and services in a variety of spend categories for multiple sites across the US and International. When purchase order is not applicable, processing of payment using corporate credit card.
- Developed and revise training material for buyer manual as well as internal clients. Train internal client on procedures as needed.
- Responsible for program and contract administration and management for assigned areas of spend. Work closely with strategic sourcing, accounting, finance, requestors, various management, and suppliers.
0-5 years of experience
Capital Project Management up to $20M
- Identify and negotiate contracts for long term strategy
- Negotiate all purchases for maximum productivity
- Other miscellaneous procurement activities
6-10 years of experience
Purchasing raw, finished and components pieces for all departments
- Administrated orders for Labs and Medical facilities containing chemical components
- Processing paper trail for all items that needed to be sent out for sterilization checking certifications
- Non conforming returns
- Scheduling drop shipments from supplier to supplier saving cost
- Maintaining system Styline data base with current information
- Monitoring CFC for accurate information
- Updating MSDS
- Directing inventory counts for high dollar items
- Providing feedback to management on key issues with products
- Data analyst, providing data suggestions on key issues sales, movement of material, forcast
10+ years of experience
Procurement Buyer 3
- Sources, purchases, plans, and schedules the movement of requisitioned MRO supplies, parts, components, finished goods, capital equipment, blanket purchase order request, raw material systems, tooling, contractor services and related material through production and inventory process. Identifies raw material and related requirements from engineering and production specifications and schedules. Purchase, plans, and coordinates resulting material movement throughout manufacturing and inventory sequences. In front-end procurement mode analyzes data and determines factors that affect prices and determines lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules. Reviews proposals, negotiate prices, selects or recommends suppliers, analyzes trends, follows up orders placed, approves payment to accounting, maintains necessary records of material movement throughout manufacturing and inventory cycle(s). Coordinates and follows up with production, warehouse, and engineering personnel to ensure appropriate procurement, scheduling, and movement of materials and services. With strong negotiation and contract management skills.
- Communicate with outside suppliers, internal customers, and corporate accounts payable & purchase order production as required.
- Milledgeville’s site procurement package auditor.
Procurement Buyer Duties and Responsibilities
To accomplish their primary goal of arranging the purchase of goods that an organization requires, Procurement Buyers perform many tasks. We analyzed several job listings to identify these core Procurement Buyer duties and responsibilities.
Identify Purchasing Needs Procurement Buyers determine the purchasing needs of the organization. They work with other parts of the organization to forecast demand and evaluate inventory levels, and take orders from within the organization.
Negotiate with Suppliers Procurement Buyers negotiate directly with vendors to get the best possible pricing and payment options. They bid, award, and administer project supply, services, and construction subcontracts and purchase orders to suppliers. They also do cost management to identify areas of potential cost reduction and analyze the impact of pricing changes for goods and services
Inventory Management Procurement Buyers are responsible for the management of the inventory. They assist in the receipt of purchased materials and services, and keep detailed records of purchases and stocks. They carefully monitor deliveries and any past due shipments.
Supplier Management Procurement Buyers build relationships with suppliers and manage their performance. They conduct routine supplier business reviews, evaluating supplier performance and compliance.
Procurement Buyer Skills
Self-directed and detail oriented, successful Procurement Buyers have an inquisitive nature and the desire to solve problems with analytical thinking. They have good organizational skills and experience with working as part of a team. In addition to these general skills and personality traits, employers are seeking Procurement Buyer candidates with the following skills. Core skills: Based on job listings we looked at, employers want Procurement Buyers with these core skills. If you want to work as a Procurement Buyer, focus on the following.
- Deep understanding and professional experience with Purchasing Contracts
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Advanced skills with Microsoft Office, especially Excel
- Excellent negotiation, customer service and consulting skills
- Strong market knowledge and experience in working across various functions, businesses and regions
- In-depth knowledge of Oracle R12 EBS platforms and services
Advanced skills: While most employers did not require the following skills, multiple job listings included them as preferred. Add these to your Procurement Buyer toolbox and broaden your career options.
- VMS system experience
- BeeLine knowledge
- CPM or CPIM qualifications
Procurement Buyer Resources
We searched the Web to find the best industry resources to help you continue exploring a career as a Procurement Buyer. From thought leaders to industry groups, this list is packed with opportunities to learn, connect and engage. On the Web
Procurify – Find industry insights, events and information on best practices. Buyers Meeting Point – A blog and online forum where professional Procurement Buyers share their knowledge and experiences. Supllibase – A resource that connects Buyers to Suppliers, as well as an interesting blog. On LinkedIn
Procurement Professionals – A huge networking group with over 350,000 members in the procurement business.
PURCHASER, BUYER, PROCUREMENT OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY – A big group specifically for Procurement Buyers in the Oil and Gas industry.
Supply Chain, Logistics, Purchasing & Procurement Jobs, Careers and Recruitment Group – Find a job as Procurement Buyer. Industry Groups
American Purchasing Society – A professional association for Buyers, offering certification, online resources and job listings.
Institute for Supply Management – This organization offers online courses and news and research on supply management, a crucial part of a Procurement Buyer’s job. Procurement Buyer Books
Procurement, Principles & Management, 11th ed. – An in-depth overview of the principles and practices of procurement.
The Procurement and Supply Manager’s Desk Reference – This text contains everything there is to know about the key roles and responsibilities of a Procurement Buyer, along with practical aids and advice.
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CONTENT STRATEGISTGabriela is a Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) and career adviser. With 10 years of digital media experience and five years of resume writing expertise, her publication history includes fashion, education, travel, social justice, equitable design and career advice.
