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** Buyer - Marine Supply Chain**
**Job Category****:** TOTE Services **Requisition Number****:** BUYER001323 Showing 1 location **Job Details**
**Description**
**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES** include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
* **Purchasing**
Requisition
- Reviews/creates requisitions. Solicits vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule. Issues requests for quotations as required.
- Verifies nomenclature and specifications and prepares request for quotation.
* Evaluation
Reviews quotes and bid proposals and negotiates purchases within budgetary limitations and scope of authority.
Selects vendors for purchase award based on best value with confirmation from assigned Port Engineer.
Compares prices, specifications, and delivery dates and places orders with suppliers.
Award
- Complies with all Purchasing requirements of Contract.
- Understands Purchasing limits and DOA.
* Responsible for obtaining and recording order confirmations.
* Manages foreign currency rate updates in purchasing systems.
* Maintains procurement records such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories.
* **Logistics**
Reviews and tracks partial deliveries. Confers with suppliers concerning late deliveries.
Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine source of discrepancy and take corrective action. Any corrective action taken shall be documented in the purchasing directory for future reference to all buyers
* **Support**
Completes annual vendor evaluations
Check status of overdue invoices
Modifies POs as requested
Meet with vendors to discuss their material portfolios
May be required to vet new vendors.
Serve as back up to other buyers in case of absences.
Searches for new small business concerns for any/all supplies and services such as vendors that are considered; Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Disabled Veteran Small Business (VOSDB) and HubZone businesses in order to expand our vendor database.
Other duties as assigned
**EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:**
High school diploma; and two to three years related procurement experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
**OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:**
- Comprehensive knowledge of various software programs.
- Knowledge of purchasing and acquisition procedures; Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR); and GSA Federal Supply Service Procurement procedures. Prior maritime experience preferred.
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Full Time
$51k-63k (estimate)
05/02/2024
05/15/2024
totemaritime.com
JACKSONVILLE, FL
100 - 200
1975
TIM NOLAN
$50M - $200M
Transportation
TOTE provides twice-weekly shipping service to Alaska and Puerto Rico with offices in Anchorage, AK; Tacoma, WA; Jacksonville, FL; and San Juan, Puerto Rico. We operate the world's first LNG-powered containerships between Jacksonville and Puerto Rico and a fleet of roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) cargo ships between Tacoma and Anchorage. Together, with our vessel and crew management company TOTE Services, TOTE Maritime Alaska and TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico compose the TOTE family of companies. Dedicated, Reliable and Built To Serve. Totemaritime.com