What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer position at Bollinger Mississippi Repair, LLC?
Job Title: Buyer
Location: Lockport, LA
Position Overview: The Buyer is responsible for coordinating activities related to acquiring goods and services, including raw materials, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, and other project-related needs. This role involves procurement, vendor evaluation, and ensuring timely and accurate delivery of materials to meet company objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Respond to purchase requests for maintenance, repair, office supplies, and project-related materials.
- Create purchase orders for handwritten requisitions and system requisitions in the company's computer system.
- Generate receiving reports for service-type purchase orders.
- Assist the receiving department and warehouse with resolving non-conformance issues related to purchased items.
- Perform vendor evaluations based on criteria such as delivery times, pricing, and quality, and submit evaluations to the Operations Support Procurement department.
- Assist other company locations with Oracle training.
- Identify potential suppliers and prepare bid requests.
- Review and ensure completeness of supplier bid proposals.
- Negotiate contracts within budgetary limits and scope of authority.
- Establish optimal payment terms with suppliers.
- Work with the Operations Support Procurement department to gather information needed to add new suppliers to the Approved Vendor List (AVL).
- Ensure suppliers acknowledge and accept purchase orders by signing and returning acknowledgment of orders.
- Maintain organized procurement records, both manual and computerized.
- Resolve shipment quality/quantity discrepancies and facilitate inspections and substitutions.
- Arrange and participate in supplier and company personnel conferences to address issues or standardization needs.
- Coordinate shipping arrangements for delivering parts, equipment, and materials.
- Monitor supplier performance to ensure schedules are maintained and expedite material deliveries as needed.
- Manage warranty claims for facility materials and equipment.
- Approve invoices for payment when required.
Experience:
- Two (2) years of experience in purchasing or a related field preferred.
Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of materials used in the construction and repair of vessels.
- Basic proficiency in computer software such as Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
Bollinger is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans and disabled individuals, and without regard to sexual orientation and gender identity.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
