What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer position at Würth Baer Supply Company?
Würth Baer Supply Company is one of the nation's leading specialty wholesale distributors to the woodworking industry, offering an extensive inventory of decorative and functional hardware, tools, shop supplies, surfacing materials, board & panel products, and woodworking machinery. The company’s annual revenue is over $400M and has 30 distribution locations located in the Upper Midwest, the Midwest, the Ohio Valley, the East and Northeastern United States. Wurth Baer Supply Company is a wholly owned company of the Würth Group, a 20B Euro plus privately held company headquartered in Kunzelsau, Germany, with over 400 companies in 80 countries around the world.
We are currently seeking a results-driven Buyer to help us effectively and efficiently maintain product inventory levels within WBSC’s distribution centers through purchasing activities, forecasting, MRP planning, benchmarking and continuous improvement. As a buyer, you will manage inventory levels & budget as well as interface with leaders and contributors at all levels of the company, customers, and suppliers. This position will be onsite in our corporate headquarters in Vernon Hills, IL.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
We are currently seeking a results-driven Buyer to help us effectively and efficiently maintain product inventory levels within WBSC’s distribution centers through purchasing activities, forecasting, MRP planning, benchmarking and continuous improvement. As a buyer, you will manage inventory levels & budget as well as interface with leaders and contributors at all levels of the company, customers, and suppliers. This position will be onsite in our corporate headquarters in Vernon Hills, IL.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Analyzing and improving inventory results and customer service levels
- Preparing & tracking purchase orders, acknowledgements and shipping notices
- Collaborating and communicating with suppliers, teammates, and other departments, including Sales, Customer Service, Warehouse, Accounts Payable, and IT.
- Creating reports and resolving purchase order discrepancies and product defects
- Benchmarking and continuous improvement
- Other duties as assigned
- Team Work
- Communication & Cooperation
- Customer Service
- Problem Solving & Decision Making
- Leadership
- Planning and Organizing Work
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Intermediate Excel skills
- SAP or other ERP system experience
- 1 years in purchasing in a high-volume distribution environment
- Experience with finished goods distribution
- High attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Bachelor's Degree
- Experience with SAP is a plus
- Advanced Excel skills
- EDI experience
- Experience purchasing industrial, building, cabinet making and woodworking products for the residential and commercial construction industries.
- Competitive wages
- A variety of excellent health insurance choices
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Company paid Life Insurance/AD&D
- Company matched 401(k)
Salary : $400
