Purchasing Buyer

Performs fairly complex purchasing tasks and studies purchasing reports and determines ways for cost-cutting and cost containment. Establishes good working relationships with product vendors to ensure quality purchasing and receipts. Negotiates with vendors for high-quality purchases at minimal costs. Coordinates with other external stakeholders and internal divisions on various purchasing and inventory concerns.

Specific Tasks:

Responsible for overall incoming inventory, from finding reliable and credible sources or suppliers
Regularly conducts checking of quality to predict impact on operations.
Coordinates with planners and PMs in drafting new product orders.
Coordinates control buyers on ways to purchase specific products.
Works with other operational divisions like customer service, receiving, and packaging, in the overall purchasing process.