What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Buyer position at Lensa?
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About VFP
For over 50 years, VFP Industries has been providing quality-engineered building solutions designed to protect critical equipment. Our commitment to excellence and superior customer service has given us a worldwide reputation of being the best in the industry.
We are currently hiring for Purchasing Buyer!
Essential Duties
About VFP
For over 50 years, VFP Industries has been providing quality-engineered building solutions designed to protect critical equipment. Our commitment to excellence and superior customer service has given us a worldwide reputation of being the best in the industry.
We are currently hiring for Purchasing Buyer!
Essential Duties
- Reviews stock material in warehouse for order placement/replacement.
- Verifies and/or counts stock in warehouse locations for work order changes.
- Performs bi-annual inventory and as needed.
- Writes requisitions and places orders for stock material.
- Reviews purchase requisitions from the stockroom and verifies quantity listed compared to current inventory levels.
- Responsible for placing indirect orders for maintenance, service calls, and construction-in-progress orders for plant upgrades.
- Follows up on back orders, expedites delivery and approves arrangements for delivery and notifies the appropriate department.
- Evaluates vendor performance and utilizes selection of different vendor sources.
- Receives shortage lists and updates with all pertinent information, delivery date expected, purchase order number, and vendor reference and distributes to specified departments.
- Searches for alternate vendors during shortages or stockouts.
- Prints and reviews open orders, send copy to vendors for their review when necessary.
- Prints and reviews open orders and send updated copy to vendor for expediting.
- Meets with vendors, customers, and sales representatives.
- Keys in purchase requisitions and maintains filed copies.
- Assists electrical and finishing departments in locating specified material quickly.
- Reviews with Engineering current changes on part numbers, TCN, and ECN updates. Resolves discrepancies and initiates approval for substitute items.
- Requests MSDS forms from all vendors concerning hazardous material on purchase requisitions and sends to Safety Officer.
- Sets up credit account with new vendors.
- Works with Accounting to resolve invoicing discrepancies.
- Maintains good housekeeping practices with an emphasis on safety regulations.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required by management
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
- 1 - 2 years in purchasing and supply chain
- Knowledge of algebra, geometry and mathematical formulas
- Must have excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office applications) and other applicable inventory and payroll systems
- Strong analytical and decision-making skills
- Must have a valid driver's license and driving record satisfactory to our company insurance policy
