Branch Buyer

Company:

Sage Parts is the world's largest supplier of GSE (Ground Support Equipment) and airport-related equipment replacement parts with operations around the world. Sage Parts supplies replacement parts and accessories for all types and brands of GSE. Sage provides supply chain management, on site supply services, single source supply, logistics solutions, engineering solutions and other cost reduction programs.

We are seeking an experienced Buyer to join our Sourcing Team at our St. Louis, MO location.

Job Description:

The Buyer is primarily responsible for branch purchasing activities, including parts research, supplier identification, and placing and managing supplier PO’s. Updating pricing and lead time within P21 where necessary. Ability and availability to perform all typical inventory management and warehousing and logistics functions as well as any other related or requested customer supporting requirements assigned from time to time. Should be able to fill in for parts professional. Other tasks that may be reasonably requested.

Job Requirements:

• 2 – 3 years of Purchasing experience
• Strong skill set in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Must fluently speak and communicate in English. Any additional languages are beneficial and would be considered an advantage
• Knowledge and Experience within the Industrial or Automotive parts market place would be an asset.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Placement of purchase orders with suppliers based upon system generated requirement information
• Price confirmation and expected delivery date as required
• Expedite and follow up on purchase orders to improve or confirm expedited delivery dates as required by Supervisor or as Business dictates
• Problems resolution for accounting and receiving discrepancies, particularly with respect to communication with suppliers’ for purchase orders the Buyer placed
• Creating and maintaining documentation / records of communication with the supplier

Principal Decisions:

• Supplier selection where the business system allows secondary suppliers to be used
• Price agreement within guidelines set by the local supervision or business policies
• Delivery date negotiations within guidelines set by the local supervision or business policies

Problem Resolutions:

• Typically problems will be brought to the attention of local supervision for guidance, except where guidelines have been set to allow the incumbent to resolve the problem.

We stand behind our customers, products, and services as responsibility, support and continuous improvement are the key words which drive our work attitude. We also believe in work as an essential way to achieve success, and we aim to build a work environment which fosters individual growth and personal achievement for our employees through empowerment.

• If our values match yours, we would like to hear from you!