What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Buyer position at Westrock Coffee Company?
Westrock's Assistant Buyer is a dynamic, self-motivated and results oriented leader capable of generating and building relationships, managing projects from concept to completion, and demonstrating exceptional communication skills. The successful candidate will demonstrate the potential to establish an upward career in Westrock. Primary responsibilities include working cross-functionally to enable Westrock procure to pay process (materials sourcing, supplier and material set up, document administration, inventory reporting, invoice accuracy, and claims and return processes). The Assistant Buyer will work closely with Product Development, QA&FS, Logistics, Finance and Procurement peers to enable speed to market and business continuity.
Job Duties:
Job Duties:
- Source samples of materials required in the innovation process
- Create collaborative relationships with prospective and current suppliers
- Lead supplier and material setup collaborating with internal stakeholders (Procurement, Quality Assurance, Product Development, Manufacturing, and Logistics) and suppliers to ensure setup completion on a timely manner
- Ensure that all relevant IT systems are updated so that purchase orders can be placed
- Enter contracts and blanket purchase orders in Netsuite
- Ensure Westrock is being invoiced correctly based on negotiated terms
- Track supplier shipments of samples and materials to plant or research center
- Assist with shipment expedition
- Support the material returns to suppliers and material disposal processes
- Navigate and extract information required by Procurement from IT system (I.e., Netsuite, PLM, etc.)
- Support the Procurement Team in the RFI/RFP/Contract processes
- Maintain the Key Supplier score card report and Procurement KPI's
