What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer position at Jobs for Humanity?
Company Description
Company Name: Safelite
Job Description
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POSITION OVERVIEW
The Buyer executes a profitable buying strategy that saves money from a total cost of ownership perspective and ensures quality goods and services are supplied to meet the needs of internal and external customers.
Responsible for benchmarking and executing on buying strategies developed by Belron and Safelite leadership. Will oversee supplier-related activities and their performance to ensure that they're meeting and complying with agreed terms and conditions of sale. Duties include relationship management, supplier selection, negotiations, analysis and contracts. Works closely interdepartmentally across the home office, with emphasis in the areas of materials management, finance, accounts payable, and the operations teams.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Sourcing - Support stakeholders with strategic sourcing activities for assigned areas to define scope requirements, strategy, and implement projects. Supports market research for assigned areas to recommend potential suppliers - 35%
Cost Negotiation/ Analytics - Gather data and perform general cost analysis, benchmark pricing to identify areas of opportunities, execute on sourcing initiatives to reduce cost/improve performance with input from leadership – 35%
Legal Contracts / Performance Management/negotiation - Coordinating contractual activities, recommending contract requirements, executes on agreed upon supplier management, negotiates with support of leadership for respective areas – 15%
Operational procurement - Supports the Assistant Buyer to ensure compliance of transactional processes that support the team, department and organization (e.g. Purchase orders, price files) – 10%
Other duties as assigned - 5%
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by an employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to perform other related duties as assigned to ensure workload coverage. This job description does NOT constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the organizational needs and requirements of the job change.
ATTRIBUTES / EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience
• High school degree or GED required; Bachelor's degree preferred
• 3 - 5 years of purchasing, buying or negotiation experience required
Required Qualifications
• Sourcing - ability to find and qualify an appropriate supplier with support and direction from leader
• Can complete cost management and analysis of impact of what's being worked on, but needs approval to execute on negotiation
• Ability to recognize the need to negotiate and can execute on that negotiation with coaching and guidance
• General understanding of legal and industry contract terms
• Leverages financial acumen to demonstrate the total cost of ownership with a product or category
• Excellent verbal and written communication and organizational skills
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Diversity: Safelite welcomes everyone. We value our diverse workforce and suppliers, and we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Learn more at Safelite.com/Careers.
Benefit amounts are estimates only. Actual values will depend on benefit elections during enrollment.
This position description is not all inclusive for every aspect of this role. Reasonable accommodation will be made for individuals covered by ADA, ADEA, FMLA and other laws and regulations in accordance with their requirements. Physical and mental demands are not and should not be construed to be job qualification standards, but are illustrated to help the employer, employee and/or applicant identify tasks where reasonable accommodations may need to be made when an otherwise qualified person is unable to perform the job's essential duties because of an ADA disability. Other qualifications may be required to ensure employment eligibility in accordance with local laws and regulations and with Safelite Group, Inc. policies and practices.
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