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| Buyer II
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| Department: |
Purchasing
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| Job Description: |
Works with suppliers within defined spending limits to provide purchases in-line with company strategy and business objectives. Uses analysis and decision-making processes to meet inventory turns and dollar goals, cash outlay, quality and customer service requirements.
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| Duties/Responsibilities: |
• Maintains ERP order modifiers for assigned commodities. Understands the ERP/MRP philosophy and uses ERP to plan. Suggests, buys, using personal judgment to assess validity of signals.
• Finalizes supplier negotiations, price, volume, contract duration, delivery, terms and other vendor
criteria as applicable
• Finalizes qualification of new suppliers and/or products
• Works with international divisions to hand over purchased product responsibility
• Analyzes and works with suppliers on vendor performance issues including but not exclusive to PPV, on-time delivery, quality, service & support, freight, terms and future vendor requirements
• Works closely with internal quality departments to assure that quality requirements are met per approved specifications on an on-going basis
• Measures purchases within inventory turns, dollar and quantity objectives.
• Liaison with internal departments to achieve corporate goals.
• Actively peruse new and improved sources for key materials/finished goods.
• Issues clear, accurate and legally proper purchase orders.
• Manages supplier activity to ensure timely delivery of quality materials.
• Writes, updates and creates purchasing policies and procedures as required
• Backs up manager duties as required
• Mentors and teaches buyers as required
• Interacts with internal and external customers to provide outstanding customer service
• Able to initialize and manage group projects and activities
• Understand and adhere to all GMP policies and procedures
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| Qualifications: |
• Bachelor degree preferred with professional purchasing courses and/or CPM, CPIM, CIRM certification required.
• Must show proficiency in all duties of Buyer
• Minimum 2-4 years as Buyer or equivalent buying experience with responsibilities for multiple commodities and/or products.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Working knowledge of computers, spreadsheets, integrated databases, memo writing, etc.
• Ability to efficiently and effectively perform all essential position duties and responsibilities with or without accommodation and without posing a direct safety threat to others or self.
• Able to initialize and manage group projects and activities.
• APICS certification preferred.
• Great people skills.
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| Salary Range*: |
Grade 12
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| Location: |
Salt Lake City
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| Posting Date: |
10/27/2009
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Open Until Filled
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| Contact: |
hrusana@usana.com
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| *Salary Disclaimer - The salary listed is a minimum
only or refers
to an internal grade. Final salary is commensurate with related skills, education, experience
and
abilities and will be determined in the interview. |
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