Buyer

Buyer role in Purchasing team focused on procurement and inventory management. Responsibilities include analyzing inventory and rebalance of supply vs. demand, placing initial purchase orders and expediting deliveries, researching and evaluating suppliers based on quality, price, and reliability, maintaining supplier pricing/data files, negotiating and administering supplier contracts, monitoring shipments and resolving delivery issues, collaborating with internal teams on product quality concerns, managing cost accountability and non-conforming product processes, staying current with applicable laws/regulations, and supporting special projects and continuous improvement initiatives. Requires strong analytical and negotiation skills, proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Outlook, ability to interpret business documents, and travel as needed.