Buyer II

Primary responsibility is to generate and maintain an order pipeline that balances service and inventory levels and work with vendors to ensure timely delivery and address backorders and delivery performance issues. Responsible for handling the analysis and the decision making to translate Blue Yonder JDA recommended orders into orders that meet program requirements (e.g. minimum order value) and are most cost effective for transportation and handling in DCs and branches. 

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Replenish inventory for assigned vendors through the use of the replenishment programs within the iSeries/AS400 and Blue Yonder JDA. 

• Ensure that ordered products are available and on hand by communicating with vendors and staff members at the various FleetPride and PDC locations. Collaborate with Category Managers and Sourcing Managers to address vendor issues and track and manage the vendor performance through supplier scorecards.   

• Work with commercial teams (National Accounts, PDC, RAMs/AMs/Branches) and Demand Planners to support execution of orders or inventory moves for new or lost business. 

• Ensure orders have been shipped and received and tracking data is updated in the appropriate systems. 

• Work with vendors and internal teams to improve EDI usage and data quality. Maintain assigned vendor lines and work with data and CM/SM teams to correct costs, pack sizes, or other attributes as discrepancies are noted. 

• Contact vendors to determine the status of an order and address discrepancies in quality and quantity of receipts including the CM/SM team as required. Copy data and documents and compile records and reports. 

• Facilitate import and domestic purchasing and sourcing 

• Identify process improvement ideas and work with the appropriate teams to operationalize. 

EDUCATION & TRAINING 

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience  

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE 

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a buyer position or related role. 

• Experience in production or stock buying capacity, replenishment buying experience preferred. 

• Previous AS400 inventory database experience preferred. 

• Must have strong E&O and Product Life Cycle Management experience. 

• Strategic level decision making experience as it applies to product management is essential.   

• Must have knowledge of import purchasing processes. 

• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, AS400, Windows components.  

SKILLS & ABILITIES 

• Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are communicating; taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate and not interrupting at inappropriate times. 

• Communicating:  Conveying information to others in an effective manner. 

• Judgment & Decision making:  Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. 

• Time management:  Managing one’s time productively and efficiently. Ability to organize and prioritize tasks. 

• Reading Comprehension:  Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. 

• Writing:  Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. 

• Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. 

• Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems. 

• Critical Thinking:  Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. 

• Service orientation:  Actively looking for ways to help people. 

• Oral Expression :  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. 

• Oral Comprehension:  The ability to understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. 

• Written Comprehension:  The ability to understand information and ideas presented in writing. 

• Written Expression:  The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

The performance of this position may require exposure to the warehouse areas where certain areas may require the use of personal protective equipment such as steel toed shoes and safety glasses. The primary environment is characterized by ambient room temperatures, lighting and traditional office equipment found in a typical office environment. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

 The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Reaching above shoulder heights, below the waist or lifting as required to file documents or store materials throughout the workday. 

• Occasional lifting of items up to 25 pounds (files, computer printouts on occasion) 

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor.