Buyer

Job description

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Short-term objectives: - Assume transactional responsibility for ERP purchasing transactions. - Keep inventory at sufficient levels for items to fulfill requirements of production, and maintaining delivery of customer orders. - Produce and review reports for purchasing, production planning, and inventory control. - Work with and through others to obtain the best price, quality, delivery and service possible. - Create an innovative approach for the reduction and consolidation of packaging materials. Long term objectives: - Be responsible for the integrity of all transactions between our outside vendors and our company. - Work with inventory planners to keep inventory levels at the optimum fill rate for our customers. - Work with all departments to design/develop packaging which is optimized to benefit the WFG, and its customers. - Improve transaction accuracy with our vendors to 100%. - Develop a packaging improvement plan covering largest opportunities, and benefits to the end use customers. QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential...