Purchasing Agent

The purpose of the Purchasing Agent is to assist the Purchasing department, ensuring that processes run smoothly and that all company and customer needs are met. This includes the purchase of finished goods, raw materias, services, as well as sourcing of new products and maintaining vendor relationships. The role is pivotal in ensuring efficiency, productivity, and alignment with the company's strategic goals. This includes expediting, reviewing vendor and inventory reports, working with vendors on pricing, lead times, freight terms and maintaining standardized business inventory levels.

• Communicates with all departments and sales representatives on a daily basis through the use of written correspondence, e-mails and phone conversations.
• Buys goods and services for the company to use in production, stock or drop shipped to end user.
• Use Excel skills to manipulate data, create pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, etc using data exported from Acumatica ERP.
• Works closely with the receiving department to ensure goods are received in good condition and in correct volume.
• Assists in physical inventory.
• Researches inventory levels and stays current on any changes in either the supply of, or demand for, needed products and materials.
• Reviews vendor and inventory reports to monitor stock and processes drop ship orders from vendors whenever needed.
• Works with vendors on pricing, lead times, freight terms, private-label merchandise, certificates of insurance, SDS and technical material sheets when needed.
• Determine quantity and timing of deliveries.
• Identify stock needs to ensure delivery in a timely fashion to our customers.

Key Constituents:

• Warehouse Team
• Provide the optimal balance of inventory to ensure proper timing of key items to ensure timely delivery to the customer.
• Work with Warehouse management to ensure that inventory levels, packaging needs and any equipment needs are optimal.
• Sales Team
• Help guide team members to solutions that will provide customer satisfaction and high accuracy for shipments.
• Coach Sales team on products by being an advocate for their success through successful product lines.
• Provide timely responses to product questions, order status or tracking information.
• Material and Productions Planner
• Ensure Production team needs are meet and inline with production schedule.
• Customer Service
• Coach, train and support the needs of product knowledge and applications.
• Help provide any additional tools for the achieving high level of customer service.

MEASURES OF SUCCESS

• Growing product line sales through offerings, quality and competitive pricing.
• Growing profitabilty through reduced costs, payment terms and efficiencies.
• Growing knowledge and competence within the Purchasing team.
• Visibility of information to other team members in a timely fashion.
• Identify when vendor relationships are not working and help create pathways forward.

SUPPORT OF PIONEER CULTURE, MISSION & VISION

• This role is critical to the development of people and processes that will allow them to star in their roles. Providing quality processes and results will enable customers to be successful.

LICENSES OR CERTIFICATES

Must be able to complete and pass Pioneer’s Safety Training Program.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND EDUCATION

• Communicate with all team members on a daily basis through coaching, educating or providing feedback.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field required
• Minimum of 1 year experience
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Ability to work independently and with a team

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Ability to Commute:

• Cleveland, OH 44135 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Cleveland, OH 44135: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person