Buyer Planner

ABOUT THE JOB

This position is responsible for planning, procuring equipment, and supplies from vendors. The Buyer / Planner position collaborates closely with partners to source, purchase and maintain raw material inventory while ensuring production, customer, and quality requirements are achieved. This position manages the operational flow of goods for purchased items including new product setup, raw material acquisition, inventory management, and margin management.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Supplier Relationship Management

• Execute supplier performance initiatives to improve vendor accountability.
• Provide market and vendor analysis in preparation, participation or leading in supplier negotiations with leadership.
• Leverage supplier relationship to maximize cashflow for payment terms / profitability
• Responsible for collecting and gathering data on potential new suppliers or carriers.
• Minimize demurrage expense and monitor movement of product to receipt.
• Resolve customer service or product quality issues and complaints by identifying root cause and ensuring appropriate actions are taken with suppliers as needed.

Planning Parameters Maintenance

Product Analysis and Process Improvement Opportunities

Inventory Management

ABOUT YOU :

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

TRAVEL : Travel up to 10%

Expected Compensation : $60, - $70, / year + 5% Bonus eligibility

Hawkins / WaterSurplus offers eligible employees and their dependents comprehensive benefits, which includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, LTD / STD and more. Other benefits for eligible employees include (k) match, Employee Stock Purchase program (ESPP), paid time off, and paid holidays.

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