Buyer

Overview & Responsibilities: purchasing group provides relationship management and oversight of external suppliers. The position coordinates activities involved with the procurement of supplies and services that support the company’s strategic Promotional Goods Program initiatives. It collaborates with other internal departments and field locations for the planning and sourcing of products and services to effectively and efficiently execute Client's day to day operations. This position reports to the Manager of Travel and Meeting Planning. In this position, you will be responsible for delivering relevant analysis and reports of commodities and suppliers so that appropriate decisions can be made to offer the best value to internal customers.

Key responsibilities:
• Develop and manage relationships with national strategic suppliers
• Negotiate prices and terms with suppliers for the purchase of supplies and services
• Leverage enterprise spending to obtain best pricing and practices
• Recommend sourcing options and new suppliers base on quality, service and competitive pricing
• Identify and establish cost savings opportunities across supply commodities
• Deliver guidance, support, recommendations and assistance to internal customers on supply related needs
• Review indirect supply related purchase requests, coordination with internal customers to verify specifications and requirements to obtain bids and quotes, select and issue Purchase Order for approval requests
• Expedite orders and field inquiries on status & tracking
• Assist on resolving invoice payment issues/discrepancies
• Provide monthly reporting on key suppliers and initiatives
• Aid in collecting data for internal and external audits as required