Easter Seals Jobs

At this time, SCI is recruiting highly qualified candidates whose background and career goals meet our needs for the following position in Huntsville, AL. Please note that due to Department of Defense contract requirements, U.S. CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED

Job Title:Buyer

Job Summary:

Responsible for purchasing of Inventory and Non-Inventory assigned commodities to support Manufacturing, Engineering and RandD Operations. The position requires judgement, ingenuity, critical thinking and adherence to established policies and procedures. Also coordinates on-time delivery of goods, with ability to manage projects, gather and analyze data, work in a team environment and meet deadlines.

Requirements:

• Seeking aqualified individual with a background in purchasing components for electro-mechanical machinery manufacturing.
• Familiarity with a wide range of items, from electronic components to mechanical enclosures, built to print, and raw circuit cards.
• High energy level, strong work ethic, excellent communication skills, and experience negotiating with suppliers.
• Personable, adaptable, and capable of learning quickly.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Source and evaluate suppliers for pricing and reliability, emphasizing the importance of maintaining multiple sources for the same items.
• Issue purchase orders for all acquisitions, avoiding non-credible or problematic suppliers.
• Negotiate quantity purchases for favorable prices and lead times.
• Collaborate with other departments for formal quotations and pricing negotiations.
• Thoroughly review purchase requisitions, seeking clarification when necessary, and documenting any revisions. Seek information when needed.
• Verify prices and delivery with suppliers before issuing purchase orders, ensuring alignment with specified requisition details.
• Process procurement documentation, including review and clarification of requisition descriptions and resolution of delivery lead-time constraints, and obtain requisition variance approvals.
• Scrutinize invoices for accuracy and initiate corrective action for discrepancies.
• Make recommendations to the Purchasing Manager for improvements in purchasing parameters.
• Demonstrate creativity, flexibility, and strong problem-solving skills.
• Manage multiple projects, work collaboratively, and maintain relationships internally and externally.
• Adapt to evolving workflows and communicate effectively across the organization.
• Act as reference point for others to seek information about various supply chain topics.
• Be a self-motivator.
• Escalate topics/issues as needed.
• Be organized and able to manage multiple opportunities/tasks at once.
• Utilize computerized procurement system (ORACLE) for generation and verification of reports, blanket purchase orders and various types of purchase orders in accordance with purchasing policies and procedures.
• Develop, receive, process and evaluate bid packages and vendor responses for items.
• Prepare and process purchase orders, change orders, blanket order releases, repair orders, emergency orders and confirming orders in a professional and timely manner.
• Expedite procurement activities as directed.
• Perform other tasks in addition to the above listed responsibilities including, but not limited to, staff meetings, vendor visitations, preparation of memos, letters, forms, and correspondences as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.

Achieve the requirements and responsibilities by:

Initiating new, creative ideas.

Having a willingness to be flexible - adapting to new paths

Strong problem solving / troubleshooting practices.

Able to manage multiple projects.

Being a team player and working cross-functionally.

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