Title: Purchasing Buyer
About Us
Founded in 1973, O’Neil Digital Solutions (ODS) is a leading IT consulting firm specializing in the optimization of complex end-to-end business process systems for a multitude of business verticals including Financial Services, Digital Media, Healthcare, and Transportation industries. ODS provides high-touch bespoke software engineering, systems integration, and infrastructure management services to clients of all sizes and industries. From large scale mass communication projects to highly secure and confidential data analytics using Big Data frameworks like Hadoop and AWS Redshift, ODS has a broad set of proven technical capabilities that help companies make complex digital transformations. ODS offers state of the art publishing solutions through our customer-centric applications and services include electronic document delivery, web applications, high-speed digital printing (color and black & white), automated composition, offset printing, warehousing and fulfillment services. ODS is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA and also has offices/plants in Texas and North Carolina centrally located to serve clients across the country.
Summary
The Purchasing Buyer will help coordinate purchases between the ODS facilities for job materials, plant and office supplies, equipment, and services.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Become familiar with production equipment and what supplies and services are required
- Train and maintain an expertise in the use of the ODS online requisition and purchase order software
- Review requistions to ensure required fields, documentation, signatures, approvals, are provided
- Research vendors to best suit availability, price and quality for each product or service
- Negotiate lower costs with vendors, solicits quotes, conducts bid evaluation, and negotiates optimium delivery schedules
- Assist with RFP’s when required
- Manage new item and new vendor setup
- Resolve vendor invoicing issues as it relates to purchase orders
- Review open purchase orders weekly
- Follow up with vendors for confirmation that schedules will be maintained for on time delivery
- Monitor shipments to ensure that goods are received in good quality, and in the event of problems, follow up with the Purchasing Manager
- Submit any damage claims with vendors and follow up on receipt of new materials and or credits due
- Communicate daily with Purchasing Manager to discuss any issues that may need to be addressed
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications & Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics or Business Administration/Management or equivalent preferred
- Minimum 3-5 years’ experience as a Purchasing Buyer
- Excellent communication and organizational skills, be detailed oriented and have the ability work within a fast paced environment
- Strong decision making and being able to quickly ascertain a situation and decisive in solving it
- Must have strong time management skills
- Must have a strong knack for negotiation and networking
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Perform all work and activities with honesty and integrity
- Take personal responsibility for productivity, quality and timeliness of work
- Effectively communicate (and listen) clearly, professionally, politely and persuasively in all situations; respond well and in a reasonable, timely manner
- Challenge conventional practices and use creativity and information to lead, innovate, problem solve, and implement ideas to contribute to the growth of the organization
- Support and meet company/department goals and core values
- Collaborate with co-workers to achieve common goals
Working Conditions
Must be able to perform the essential job duties. Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Typically requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time (66%+ each work day), ability to hear the telephone, ability to enter data on a computer and may also require the ability to lift up to 10 pounds.
Equal Opportunity Employer
O'Neil Digital Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.