Buyer

Description

Summary: As a Buyer, you will manage purchase orders, track deliveries, resolve shipping errors, and maintain accurate records while ensuring inventory availability and minimizing working capital. Highlights: 1. Opportunity to manage purchasing reports and supplier relationships 2. Focus on maintaining inventory and optimizing purchasing decisions 3. Join a team with continuous development opportunities As a Buyer, you are responsible for placing and authorizing purchase orders within assigned limits. You will expedite orders, track deliveries, resolve shipping errors, and maintain accurate records following established guidelines. **Responsibilities:** * Reviews daily purchasing reports and system recommendations and determines proper quantities and items to purchase and creates purchasing documents to send suppliers. * Maintains inventory availability while minimizing working capital investment. * Tactical execution of stock replenishment, special order (SO), and drop ship (DS) buying where assigned while making buying decisions based on most economical method with respect to quantities, order minimums or prepaid terms and mode of transportation. * Guarantees accurate purchase order quantities, costs, notes and terms compliance. * Ensures electronic data interchange (EDI), automated stock replenishment (ASR/VMI), emailed and faxed orders reach suppliers. * Follows up with suppliers concerning order status and delivery and communicates delivery information to impacted departments. * Reviews daily supplier shipping error notices and takes appropriate action. * Reviews quarterly excess and inactive inventory reports and negotiates with suppliers to obtain return goods authorizations on excess and inactive material. * Assists managers with evaluating supplier performance related to on\-time delivery, fill rates, shipping errors, transfer cost improvements, branch support, and other measures. **Qualifications:** * Bachelors’ Degree in Supply Chain or related field required * 1 year of experience required of purchasing within supply chain environment * Knowledge of purchasing and inventory concepts, practices, and procedures * Knowledge of business performance measures * Strong verbal and written communication skills * Strong negotiation skills * Strong problem\-solving skills * Strong analytical skills * Strong computer skills, including purchasing and inventory management systems, programs and reports * Ability to exercise judgment * Knowledge of industry including suppliers, customers, and competitors Empowering People – Energizing Communities. Since 1919, EECOL Electric has provided material and technical support for the construction, industrial, and residential markets from over 60 locations in Canada. EECOL Electric is driven to provide exceptional service, proprietary solutions, and a complete product portfolio to a diverse range of customers' electrical requirements in automation, utility, lighting, data communication, wire and cable, power distribution, and renewable energy. EECOL's company culture is built on respect, integrity, honesty, and a shared passion for delivering a positive, memorable experience for our customers, partners, and communities. Join a Team Where Your First Job is Just the Beginning. We believe in the power of our people’s success – and that every team member should have the opportunity to grow without limits. EECOL's hire and grow within strategy empowers a change in how companies rely on their team members to move throughout all levels of the company. By joining our team, your contribution will help businesses and communities bring the right solutions to their electrical needs. If you are looking for an inclusive workplace that offers continuous development opportunities and brings state\-of\-the\-art solutions to our electrical community, then you are in the right place. Find incredible opportunities to grow your career at Canada's premier electrical products distributor, while helping bring communities together. *EECOL is an affiliated company of Wesco International. Future correspondence, documentation and systems may reference the Wesco name.*