Position Description
Position Title: Buyer
Department: System Manufacturing
Reports To: Purchasing Manager
Position Summary:
Under Purchasing Manager’s direction, places orders as well as expedites assigned commodities. Provides a variety of clerical support functions to purchasing and assists in vendor communications. Insures organized information flow and smooth daily operations in the purchasing group and other operations groups.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Purchases assigned commodities
- Processes returned goods in timely manner
- Expedites and pre-expedites open purchase orders
- Creates and maintains the filing system for all purchasing documents
- Performs data entry of purchasing transactions
- Assists crib personnel with work load as needed
- Coordinates print requests to documentation for order placement and RFQ’s
- Provides support as requested from other departments within Preco
- Return parts to vendor when needed
- Supply Preco driver with daily pick up and delivery requirements.
Hiring Qualifications:
- High school graduate with college business courses desired
- Minimum 3 years business experience; 1 year purchasing experience desired
- Must be able to read fabricated parts drawings
- Good communications, written and verbal skills
- Familiarity with PC’s and applications software
Physical Demands:
- Direct communications with company personnel and external suppliers
All Preco, Inc. – Somerset employees are empowered to stop production and notify their supervisor/manager if an unsafe act or product quality concern is occurring. Also, each member of the Preco – Somerset team is responsible for identifying continuous improvement opportunities and participating in problem solving teams as necessary.