Purchasing Team Opportunity Gensco currently has an amazing opportunity available to join our Purchasing Team onsite at our Corporate Office in Tacoma, WA as a Buyer! If you are looking to grow your career with a highly successful, family-owned company that is a recognized industry leader, then Gensco may be the right fit for you! Buyer 1 is responsible for performing a full range of purchasing and inventory responsibilities as well as attaining company customer service goals, Supplier relations goals, branch inventory and efficiency goals.
Duties and Responsibilities:- Act as primary company contact for assigned Suppliers
- Responsible for negotiating cost, terms, freight, and conditions of sale with assigned Suppliers
- Procure special costs, as needed, to meet competitive situations
- Analyze and resolve issues arising from warranty, obsolescence, slow moving inventory, packaging, delivery, Customer complaints, and any other problems that may arise in dealing with specific Suppliers
- Inventory Management and Replenishment
- Meet company goals of service level, inventory turns, direct ship percentages and Supplier negotiations
- Regularly review product lines to determine if replenishment is needed
- Identify overstock, slow mover, non-mover inventory and communicate to Sales/Marketing or local Branch for resolution
- Manage the inventory of seasonal items using historical data, input from Branch Ops and Sales, and Supplier tools to determine timely orders
- Communicate new product performance with Branches and key internal Stakeholders
- Communication – External and Internal
- Initiate communication on any changes in products, orders, availability, Suppliers, pricing, and services for assigned product lines
- Routinely solicit and use feedback from the field and other departments regarding changes in Sales or Customer trends
- Use company marketing and broadcast email, as appropriate, to internally publish important information relating to product lines
- Provide external communication including soliciting and giving information to Suppliers on updates, people changes, competition, and market changes or issues
- Utilize written communication skills to communicate with internal and external Stakeholders
- Administration and Maintenance
- Set up of new Suppliers
- Set up new items, updated costs and rebates, maintain the purchasing module including contacts, order points, lead times, and order quantities
- Update Branch files for new products, Branch correspondence, Supplier information, and catalogs
- Maintain consistent product descriptions within product lines
- Education/Experience/SkillsAA degree required, Bachelor's degree preferred 3+ years related experience preferred
- Excellent knowledge of the products Gensco sells
- Understanding of Gensco operations, distribution and warehouse operations
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
- Organizational and negotiating skills
- Ability to maintain accurate and detailed records
- Analytical, reasoning and problem-solving skills
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Proactive, self-motivated, able to recognize issues and resolve or escalate appropriately
- Strong people skills, recognizes when to use formal or informal style, not easily intimidated, accessible, ability to say "no" in a firm but polite manner to customers and vendors
- Strong decision-making abilities, understands impact and implications of decisions
- Strong time management skills, ability to prioritize and follow through
- Willing to think creatively and identify improvement and money saving opportunities
- Positive approach toward challenging situations
- Able to operate computer terminal, calculator, and other office machines
- Able to communicate with the public in person and on the phone
- Able to work sitting or standing and to move freely throughout the facility
- Able to lift and carry equipment, supplies and inventory on a frequent basis
- Comprehensive and competitive benefits package includes:
- Healthcare coverage of medical, dental and vision available first of the month following date of hire
- Discretionary Profit Sharing 401(k) Retirement PlanAnnual Holidays: 6 Paid Holidays and up to 2 Paid Floating Holidays
- Paid Vacation (Full Time Team Member Accrual: First 12 Months - 40 hours, Year 1-5 - 80 hours)
- Tuition reimbursement for 2-year and 4-year degree programs
- Life Insurance, Voluntary Supplemental Life Insurance
- Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Short-Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program
