Buyer

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Minister of Supply (Buyer) will report directly to the Director of Supply Chain (Minister of Supply Chain) in Nashville, IL. In addition, the position will be responsible for negotiating with vendors for the purchase of all materials, supplies, equipment, and services used by TRoT. This position will be located in the Nashville, IL office, as no relocation is included in the compensation package.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Negotiate with vendors for goods and services, negotiating the best possible price and service guarantee.
• Establish Purchasing Policies and ensure compliance.
• Develop new supply sources where vendors are inadequate.
• Examine bids and make awards.
• Establish account/credit and terms.
• Negotiate blanket purchase orders when appropriate and monitor costs during the time period.
• Copy data and complies records and reports.
• Operate computer terminal to input and retrieve data.
• Call, fax, or mail to vendors all new purchase orders
• Review requisitions
• Confer with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.
• Prepare purchase orders and bid requests.
• Receive and contact vendors to find out the status of an order.
• Contact vendors with discrepancies with quantity and quality.
• Interface with all department sand resolve problems and issues with need purchase items.
• Review bid proposals and negotiate contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority.
• Help develop inventory tracking system.
• Work closely with the Receiving department to ensure proper supplies arrive.
• Trace delinquent arrivals from Purchase Orders
• Follow environmental and safety regulations and act in compliance with US laws.
• Compile with safety and corporate guidelines on business ethics
• Assist marketing in sourcing new products and vendors.
• Mange all processes internally, including departmental employees for inventory, production scheduling, and procurement.
• Set up and maintain item numbers and description in the computer system.
• Correct data integrity issues in Sage with all BOM
• Manage out of stock reporting to CS and electronic feed to web.
• Create all subcontracting purchase orders to copackers.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Project management and data analytics experience a plus.
• Five or more years of experience in purchasing or manufacturing operations.

The Republic of Tea is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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