Buyer

Grand Rapids, MI
zDO NOT USE Contract / Contract

smartdept.inc. is searching for a Buyer for a Michigan-based health care organization located in Grand Rapids, MI. This is a fully remote full-time 1-month contract opportunity starting November 21st, 2021, and is planned to go until December 31st, 2021. Onsite is not required, candidates do not need to be local to Grand Rapids, MI.

 

What You’ll Do: 

The job of the Buyer is to administer all procurement-related activities for their area of responsibility using independent judgment and analysis. This includes determining customer/project needs and expectations through consistent and direct customer contact or reporting tools; researching and preparing specifications for goods or services based on the needs assessment; obtaining competitive price quotes or applying contract pricing; evaluating and recommending the most appropriate and cost-effective alternatives; negotiating procurement details and managing relationships with vendors, and distributing purchase requisitions to the appropriate Assistant Buyer for processing.

 

 What You’ll Need:
  • Knowledge of or experience with the ERP (Lawson OR Workday) system for procurement including requisitioning, purchase orders, and receiving.
  • An understanding of purchasing fundamentals including requisition approvals, formulary/standard items, acceptable suppliers, shipping and expediting, purchase order submission, order exceptions, receipt, and invoice resolution.
  • Has a basic understanding of inventory replenishment including reordering parameters, usage trends, safety stock, fill-rate, etc.
  • Capable of analyzing purchase requisitions for completeness and accuracy of the information including item details, customer expectations, and acceptable supplier.
  • Capable of identifying and resolving purchase order exceptions by utilizing the appropriate systems/reports and acting as a liaison between supplier and customer.
  • Can resolve backorder situations.
  • Collaborates effectively with the Receiving and Accounts Payable teams to resolve receipt and invoice exceptions.
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