Growing facility near Ontario Mills has an immediate opening for a Jr. Buyer to join their team! This is an established company and a full time permanent position with excellent benefits. This position will work in the office daily.
SUMMARY:
In this key role, you will be managing vendor relationships and inventory for various products that are distributed to retail customers throughout the South Western United States.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Manage relationships with vendors to ensure a smooth and efficient buying • Regularly review inventory reports, making data-driven decisions to balance overstocked items and address out-of-stock products. • Forecasting • Create purchase orders and collaborate with vendors to secure the right quantities of new products based on comparable sales data. • Participate in promotional planning meetings with Sales and Marketing teams, actively addressing inventory concerns to ensure product availability. • Collaborate with Manufacturer reps and Sales teams to sell short-dated inventory, turning challenges into opportunities. • Analyze vendor lead times and product shortages, negotiating with suppliers to meet our product requirements. • Monitor and resolve customer backorders, adjusting system settings to prevent future backorders. • Keep Sales and Customer Service informed about out-of-stock issues, product recalls, defects, and new items. •Review and approve large customer orders, ensuring that regular users are not short-shipped. • Collaborate with the warehouse team to address inventory discrepancies, conduct cycle counts, and manage purchase order receiving processes. • Become a subject matter expert in our ERP system, serving as the go-to person for issue resolution.
REQUIREMENTS:
• 1-2 years of experience in Purchasing, Product Planning, or Product Allocation. • Technical Skills: Proficiency in ERP systems and Excel (testing required). • Communication: Strong written and oral business communication skills.
WORK SCHEDULE: Monday – Thursday 8:00AM – 4:30PM Friday 7:30AM – 4:00PM HOURLY PAY: $23-26 per hour