About this role
Job Description
Summary: Under close supervision, the Buyer prepares purchase orders, analyzes quotations needed, and arranges timely deliveries of assigned items, supplies, materials and/or services. This position plans assortments, negotiates with suppliers, and works collaboratively with different teams across the company.
Job Duties:
- Procures products from a predefined list of suppliers.
- Reviews inventory recommendations as well as product needed to fill customer orders.
- Reviews inventory parameters regularly and makes appropriate changes.
- Updates committed stock requirements, requests new items be set-up, reviews overstock and makes vendor returns.
- Keeps up-to-date with the manufacturers they are assigned to be aware of current pricing, quotes, new products, promotions, etc.
- Resolves shipping discrepancies and invoice mismatches as required.
- Develops and maintains a strong working relationship with all suppliers and the manufacturer reps of assigned lines.
- Provides global services in support of the purchasing department as a whole, business unit (department) and branch as needed.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education & Experience: Typically requires a high school diploma or GED.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Personable, well organized, detail-oriented and thorough.
- Strong math skills.
- Ability to function well within a team and yet be self-motivated required.
- Strong time management skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Fast and accurate computer related skills.
- Knowledge of industrial supplies is a plus.
Compensation
$61,931 - 80,498
Company Information: Motion Industries offers an excellent benefits package which includes options for healthcare coverage, 401(k), tuition, reimbursement, vacation, sick, and holiday pay.
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GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.
About Us
For 93 years, GPC has strived to be one of the world’s leading distribution organizations by setting the standards for performance and value for our customers and our stakeholders. With over 500 locations and 15 distribution centers, Motion services more than 200,000 customers across the food and beverage, iron and steel, chemical, automotive, medical and pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, petrochemical, wood and lumber industries. Today, we’re proud to say we’re a leading industrial parts distributor in North America.
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