ELID - Buyer

Job Summary:

The Buyer is responsible for the coordination and purchasing of materials, equipment and supplies of the organization taking into consideration cost, quality, and production time constraints. These products are to be secured at a cost, quality, and lead time consistent with company requirements, policies, and performance standards. The Buyer is also responsible to expedite, track and monitor all purchases to ensure an uninterrupted and continuous supply of goods and services to meet production demands.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Run planning system workbenches to identify demand requirements
• Analyze demand requirement and determine purchase quantities
• Initiate, monitor and expedite purchase orders according to planning system demand
• Create and issue open order reports to suppliers
• Track and expedite shipments based on demand requirements to ensure on time delivery
• Liaison between supplier and logistics teams to ensure timely shipments
• Obtain, document and input freight costs
• Establish economic order quantities within purchase category
• Contact suppliers to track open purchase orders ship dates / due dates and expedite or defer shipments as required to meet production requirements
• Works with suppliers on rejected deliveries including processing returns, receiving credits and obtaining replacement material
• Support the accounts payable team to address and resolve invoice discrepancies
• Maintain supplier data such as lead times, payment terms and contact information
• Support and assist the Sr. Category Buyer with supplier management
• Pricing and contract negotiations as needed
• Supplier selection, quality management and scorecards
• Assist as needed with inventory management and warehouse activities (cycle counts, receiving and inspection)

Elevation Labs provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Elevation Labs complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment at every location in which the Company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

The essential duties listed are representative of the major duties required of this job; ability to perform the essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation is required. Elevation Labs may make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitation of otherwise-qualified individuals with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

This job description is not designed or intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required for this job. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary based upon departmental needs. Incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge & Skills:

Ideal Candidate Qualifications:

• Manufacturing background helpful
• Procurement of cosmetic or personal care packaging is strongly preferred
• Analytical skills and critical thinking
• Ability to research problems, identify, propose, and lead solutions
• Ownership and initiative
• Attention to detail
• Exceptional customer service skills - will have interactions with many levels of the organization including external customers and suppliers.
• Excellent project management and interpersonal skills needed
• Understanding of Windows based programs /Microsoft Word/ Microsoft Excel
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel strongly preferred
• Perform essential duties and responsibilities efficiently, accurately, and safely
• Work with minimum supervision

Education/Experience:

• Associate's degree preferred or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 1-3 years of procurement and/or supply chain experience
• Six Sigma or Lean experience

Physical/Mental Demands:

• Regularly/Frequently required to sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, bend
• Regularly/Frequently use hands to keyboard or type, handle materials, or manipulate tools
• Regularly reach with hands and arms
• Occasionally/Frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and, infrequently, up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this classification include close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing abilities required by this classification includes those which permit the employee to discern verbal instructions and communicate effectively in person and by telephone
• Requires composure and ability to prioritize and handle many urgent tasks and requests simultaneously with a high level of competence and accuracy
• Maintain confidentiality

The physical demands identified above are representative of those that will be required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Work Environment:

• Office setting
• Noise level is usually moderate
• Fast paced