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Bunzl Distribution NA is Hiring a Buyer Near Cerritos, CA
Responsibilities:
- Be an integral member of Bunzl’s ONE TEAM.
- Treat all customer issues (internal and external) with Bunzl’s core values of responsive, reliable, transparent and with humility.
- Serve as a results-oriented contributor to the market and region, absorbing key communications and translating them into deliverables to capture competitive advantage on a vendor, item, and category level.
- Be a model team member for communicating effectively with peers and finding new solutions across replenishment purchasing, operations, and inventory control.
- Deliver the budgeted metrics and objectives of the assigned purchasing queue, ensuring that all actions are in sync with plan defined by local leadership. Metrics may include, but are not limited to:
- Buyer productivity – volume, value, turns, and overstock.
- Adherence to category management guidelines or demand plans that ensure preferred vendor relationships and products are core to every buying decision.
- Inventory balance granular to ordering characteristics and aged profile.
- Maintain vender relationships including service level and On Time and In Full (OTIF).
- Identification and capture of opportunities for one-time PBIT improvements.
- Directly and routinely negotiate will all levels of supplier contacts including key challenges in price, availability, lead time, and freight.
- Be open to learning, coachable, and willing to volunteer to test new approaches.
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- 2 years of purchasing experience preferred.
- Comfortable working in office full time.
- Basic analytical skills with the ability to use Microsoft Excel to drive decisions and communicate key performance trends.
- Understand the basics of negotiations and can pursue a predefined result.
- Ability to respond to multiple needs and priorities through open, professional communication.
- Familiarity with ERP systems and/or basic ordering principles.
- Experience in one of the following: demand planning, purchasing, freight, or warehousing.
- Experience with e-mail such as Outlook and other Microsoft Office products (e.g. Word, PowerPoint).
So, what are you waiting for? A new career awaits you with endless opportunities.Bunzl is a global leader in the Cleaning & Hygiene, Food Processing, Grocery, Health Care, Non-Food Retail, and Safety industries. We have grown both organically and through acquisitions to sales in excess of $10 billion. Bunzl North America is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Bunzl North America owns and operates more than 100 warehouses and serves all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Canada and parts of the Caribbean and Mexico. With more than 5,000 employees and 400,000 plus supplies, Bunzl is regarded as a leading supplier in North America.
Bunzl Distribution offers competitive salaries, a comfortable work environment, and a full range of benefits including a 401k with a company match.Click here to view the California Employee/Applicant Privacy PolicyBunzl Distribution has a tradition of commitment to equal employment opportunity. It is the established policy to attract and retain the best qualified people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status as provided by law.Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
Job Summary
Full Time
$65k-81k (estimate)
06/01/2024
07/06/2024
bunzldistribution.com
Saint Louis, MO
1,000 - 3,000
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