Buyer

Buyer

Job Description

Responsible for purchasing and negotiating materials, equipment, and supplies from vendors. Evaluates vendor quotes and services to determine most desirable suppliers. May require a bachelor's degree and 2-5 years of experience in the field or in a related area. Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals to perform a variety of tasks. Works under general supervision; typically reports to a supervisor or manager. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required. High School diploma required. BS degree preferred.

Additional Notes:
Direct Materials purchasing role (direct materials purchasing experience required (2-3+ years)
ERP experience required (SAP is what client uses)
Med Device experience highly preferred
ERP system, review pricing and lead times, issue POs, update ERP systems, address invoice issues, participate in weekly status reviews for inventory levels, take actions as needed with suppliers to maintain inventory target levels, may need to update master data in the systems (refresh lead times, quantities, etc.)
MS Office experience required
No supervisory experience need – will not be a supervisory role
BS degree preferred, HS Diploma okay as long as they have extensive professional experience.
Reliability and dependability – once trained, able to work independently
Purchasing mix of supporting raw material, electronics, plastic tubing, labels, etc.
Some possible negotiation on pricing, but primarily managing purchase orders, executing constraints, reviewing purchase reqs, cutting POs, etc.
Cross functional communication and collaboration – will be working with many teams

Top 5 Skills desired are:
1. Direct Buyer experience
2. SAP/ERP experience
3. Reliable / ability to execute tasks with minimal supervision
4. Ability to lead and collaborate with cross functional groups
5. Proactive – ability to anticipate needs and take action accordingly

Notes:
Onsite 4 days – 1 day remote
8:00AM - 4:00PM

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.