What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer position at Vytl Controls Group?
Job Summary
Responsible for purchasing activities associated with assigned commodities and suppliers.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
Education & Experience
Responsible for purchasing activities associated with assigned commodities and suppliers.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- RFQ Process
- Receive Requisition
- Identify List of suppliers to be sent RFQs to
- Identify Documents & Diagrams
- Include 'Quantities' & other specifics
- Send RFQ to Suppliers
- RFQ Review & Decision Support
- Commercial Evaluation Template Preparation
- Track Responses from Suppliers
- Follow-up in case of non-response & Field any questions
- Summarize all responses (Review Preparation)
- Purchase Order Processing
- Prepare PO and check for accuracy.
- Release PO to Supplier
- Get Acknowledgement of PO from Supplier
- PO Management
- PO Amend / Cancellation / Resubmission etc.
- PO / PO Amend Acknowledgement from Vendor
- Vendor Expediting
- Preparing Open Order Reports,
- Expedite with Vendors (Pull Ins, Push Outs)
- Management of Promise Dates
- Escalate Potential / Existing Issues for Commodity Leader’s Review
- Invoice Resolution (PO to Pay Support)
- Receive / Download Invoice Discrepancies
- Research and Resolve discrepancies.
- Document Root Cause
- Drive initiatives to reduce resolution instances.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not necessary.
- Experience using Oracle E business suite is a definite plus.
- Skills & Abilities
- Basic understanding of purchasing procedures, common industrial terminology, and common business software, specifically Microsoft Excel.
- Knowledge of purchasing procedures and common industrial terminology
- Strong Microsoft Office abilities
- Highly organized
- Effective time-management
- Detail-oriented.
- Good interpersonal communication skills
- Clear background check and drug/alcohol screening
- Travel: less than 5%
- Lifting up to 20 pounds
- Bending, stooping, walking
