What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchaser position at Buechel Stone Corporation?
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability, 8 Paid Holidays, Paid Birthday Off, Paid Vacation, Paid Annual Volunteer Day, Extreme Anniversary Program, and 401(k) Plan
About Us:
Buechel Stone is a family owned and operated company that is headquartered out of Wisconsin with production facilities in Kansas and North Carolina. We are a natural stone company that prides itself on being THE BEST EXPERIENCE in natural stone for both our customers and employees.
About You:
How do you know if Buechel Stone is the right place for you? Simple. Are you looking for a place where the ownership group CARES about their employees? Do you OWN up to tasks and jobs that you have and have INTEGRITY when things are not going right? Do you like to have FUN and GET STUFF DONE? If these are resonating with you, then you are in the right place.
In Short:
The Purchaser is responsible for the purchasing, tracking and analysis of materials, equipment, maintenance and supplies in the organization. A large emphasis of this role is sourcing to ensure cost, quality and on-time delivery.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers
- Negotiate contracts for goods, services, supplies, equipment, maintenance and repair parts; ensuring costs, quality and on-time delivery
- Investigate and resolve supplier material related quality issues and source alternative materials, as necessary
- Develop and monitor supplier consolidation, cost reduction and inventory reduction programs.
- Develop and maintain minimum and maximum inventory levels of purchased products
- Responsible for PO lifecycle from PO issuance to vendor payment
- Maintain purchased stone inventory to meet on time customer delivery
- Order non-inventoried stone for customer orders as needed and communicate with sales reps on expected delivery date
- Work cross functionally with various departments to assist in their procurement needs
- Conduct annual review with key suppliers - reviewing supplier reliability, risk mitigation, financial stability and supplier capacity.
- Analyze market and delivery conditions to determine present and future material availability and receipt of competitive pricing
Qualifications and Education Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration (Preferred)
- 4 years of Industrial Purchasing Experience (Preferred)
Competencies:
- Excellent communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good decision-making skills
- Good writing skills
- Ability to calculate figures such as discounts, interest, percentages
- Ability to solve practical problems and interpret instructions
- Ability to sit, talk and hear
Work Conditions:
- Generally Office Environment, but occasionally manufacturing settings
- Hours will be full-time
