What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer position at The Panther Group?
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Typical Duties
Responsible for the purchasing of materials, components, parts, supplies, equipment, and services following established policies and procedures to meet requirements and maintain appropriate inventory levels.
Identifies, evaluates, approves and qualifies vendors whose reliability and goods meet the standards and specifications set by, obtains quotations, examines bids and makes awards.
Negotiates contract terms for major purchases within established limits of authority, ensuring that supply, quality, and cost expectations are met and adhere to quality and delivery standards.
Analyze and evaluate external price trends and commodity costs, new product offerings and overall purchasing trends, to reduce costs by securing discounts for bulk purchases (volume planning), and recommends cost-saving proposals including make vs. buy and alternative sourcing.
Works with product management, development, manufacturing, and engineering teams to ensure appropriate inventory levels are maintained to meet production demand and interfaces with multiple internal departments to resolve discrepancies related to invoicing, shipments, etc.
Job Examples
Develops specifications for new contract orders and assists new vendor setup in procurement or purchasing systems, and ensures that systems are appropriately maintained and updated.
Maintains records of purchases or payments, including reports tracking contract expiration dates or spending for assigned categories, records of invoices, purchase orders / requisitions and other related documentation, and may track shipments or verify quantities received against purchase orders / invoices and track back-orders.
Maintain resources for assigned commodity items, including expediting orders and contacting vendors to schedule delivery dates; requiring initiative regarding pricing revisions, order cancellations, discontinued items, acceptable substitutes, delivery date revisions and invoice discrepancies.
Ensures thorough and complete purchase and inventory records to provide accurate accounting of all purchased goods and services and processes all disputed purchases of goods and services for the protection of company and with fairness to the supplier.
