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Position Overview
Alliance North America has an exciting and a great opportunity for a Buyer Level 1 with a can-do personality. The ideal candidate for this role will have a keen eye for attention to detail and have great data management skills. You will interface with Suppliers, Logistics, and internal departments throughout the purchasing cycle.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
- Utilize ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) tool daily
- Engage with suppliers with a focus on Quality, Cost and Delivery KPI’s
- Issue purchase orders expediently and accurately to ensure the timely delivery of parts and, or services
- Support the non-inventory purchases in the ERP
- Ensure purchase orders are acknowledged by suppliers
- Manage purchase order delivery dates and follow up on open orders
- Research late PO's, follow up with supplier and/or the AP team to bring POs to closure
- Work with AP and suppliers to resolve pricing issues where applicable
- Follow up with Suppliers on non-conforming items and returns
- Aid in managing suppliers and collecting documentation as needed
- Understand and update supplier lead times
- Provide Ad-hoc reports as needed
- Other duties as assigned
Basic Qualifications
- High School diploma or equivalent, bachelor’s degree in a business-related field is a plus
- Administrative and data entry experience
- Prior experience as a purchaser/buyer is a plus
- MS Office working knowledge (Excel, Word, Outlook)
- Knowledge of ERP systems or ability to quickly learn and understand Microsoft Dynamics Business Central ERP system.
- Ability to be successful in a fast-paced environment
- Must be well organized, detail oriented, and have exceptional follow through skills