Purchasing Buyer

SUMMARY:

Assist with all aspects of plant/corporate purchasing operations, including; capital expenditures and budgetary controls.  Responsible for purchasing materials, supplies, and services; selecting sources; maintaining purchase records and contacting suppliers. Assist other departments when necessary in searching for new sources, products, and developments.  Review requisitions and create purchase orders. Negotiate with suppliers on quality, warranty, price, and delivery.

YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 18 TO WORK AT TRIUMPH FOODS. Triumph Foods only employs individuals who are 18 years of age or older. If you are under 18 your application will not be considered.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.

• Support purchasing policies, practices, and procedures that meet accepted purchasing principles.
• Support internal control procedures that protect and secure the assets of the corporation and that preclude misappropriation of funds or assets.
• Compilation of internal reports as assigned.
• Requisitioning/purchasing system for Triumph Foods that improves responsiveness, provides dollar savings through volume and blanket purchases, and meets the needs of the company with timely delivery of materials, supplies, and services.
• Receive and timely analyze (using the value analysis approach) requests for purchases of materials, supplies, and services; determine vendor source; process requisition; provide for monitoring receipt and providing status to requesting department.
• Negotiate with suppliers on quality, warranty, price, and delivery so that Triumph Foods pays only for the actual value of supplies or services received.
• Monitor an inventory control system for materials, services, and mechanical parts that ensures adequate levels for continuous operations while at the same time maintaining inventory at a level that uses a just-in-time purchase and delivery process.
• Provide both written and verbal reports on all problems/opportunities that occur in your area of responsibility, including actions being taken to correct and a recommended action plan with a timetable for achieving.
• Develop a collaborative relationship with those you need to maintain good rapport with in order to successfully accomplish your job.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the work environment, knowledge, skill, and/or ability required or preferred.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Must have a minimum of three (3) years of purchasing experience within the last five (5) years or a B.S. degree with an emphasis in Business, e.g., Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Marketing.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATIONS:

None required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents in the English language, such as safety files, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardizing situations.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

The employee must be familiar with personal computers and all standard programs used by the industry.  The ability to learn and effectively use any and all other computer programs that are or will be made available.  The ability to be flexible in work duties and to expand knowledge of the work area.  10 key by touch.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands here are representative of those an employee should possess to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters when performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

DISCLAIMER:

This position description is not intended, and should not be construed to be, an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. It is intended, however, to be an accurate reflection of the general responsibilities and requirements necessary to be successful. Triumph may, in its discretion, modify or revise the position description in order to meet the company’s changing business needs.

EEO/AA INFORMATION:

Triumph is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with disability, or any other protected group status or non-job related characteristic as directed by law.