What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer/Material Planner position at General Fasteners Company?
General Fasteners Company located in Livonia, MI is looking to hire a full-time Buyer. Are you a rockstar who is ready to have your evenings and weekends free? Do you want the flexibility to both work from home and from the office? Would you like to join a stable and growing local company where there is potential for career growth? If so, please read on!
This Buyer position earns a competitive starting wage, and we also offer great benefits and perks, such as 10 paid holidays including Black Friday, Christmas Eve and New Years Eve, generous paid time off (PTO), a 401(k) option, flexible spending accounts (FSAs), life insurance, flexible work from home opportunities, a down-to-earth casual environment, and a positive team-oriented culture. Our full-time employees also have access to medical, dental, vision, and other insurance options.
ABOUT GENERAL FASTENERS COMPANY
Founded in 1952, General Fasteners Company is a full-service distributor of Fasteners and Assembly Components. We excel at providing great products, superior customer service, customized Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) programs, product testing, and engineering solutions for our valued customers. Our company culture plays a large part in our success. With 10 locations in North America, General Fasteners Company continues to provide these services to numerous companies throughout North America.
General Fasteners Company continues to find new and innovative ways to service our customers as we carry on the traditional values on which our company was founded. After 70 years, we continue to be a privately held Michigan corporation dedicated to helping our customers reach their strategic goals through inventory solutions.
We believe that happy, talented employees add value to our company. We do our best to hire friendly, down-to-earth people who make good team members. We also promote a healthy work-life balance and personal development.
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A BUYER
A Buyer is responsible for the day-to-day purchasing of material and products utilized by customers for assigned accounts. This includes regularly interacting with suppliers, managing inventory levels, and coordinating with the Commodity Managers who are focused on the strategic purchasing for the company. A Buyer also works closely with the Customer Service and Program Management teams to manage the flow of inventory and to ensure products are available to ship to assigned customer accounts in a timely manner.
This role provides employees with an opportunity to develop their skills in an industry & company with unique characteristics (e.g. vendor managed inventory). Employees in this role will interact with multiple areas and levels of the business in varying capacities. This is not a supervisory role, but top performers in this position may be eligible for growth opportunities within the Supply Chain team and beyond.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR BUYER
- 3 years of related experience in a buying/purchasing role
- Bachelor's degree (or pursuit of) in business-related field, preferably concentrating in Supply Chain or Purchasing
- Demonstrated understanding of inventory turns, including how they are calculated, and the importance of increased inventory turns
- Proficient with Microsoft Office: Outlook, Excel & Word, including ability to do VLOOKUPs in Excel
- Strong attention to detail, accuracy and completeness while meeting deadlines
- Self-directed and possesses a high level of productivity and personal organization
Do you have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal? Are you comfortable talking on the phone? Do you enjoy building relationships with people? Are you team-oriented? Do you have creative problem-solving skills? If so, you might just be perfect for this Buyer position!
WORK SCHEDULE
This position requires working Monday - Friday during typical business hours when the business clients that you support are also working.
READY TO JOIN OUR TEAM?
We understand your time is valuable and that is why we have a very quick and easy application process. If you feel that you would be right for this customer service job, please fill out our initial mobile-friendly application. We look forward to meeting you!
