Job Information
BUNZL Purchasing Supervisor in Riverside, Missouri
Description
As a Sr. Buyer, 50% of your day will be spent filling the role of purchasing ambassador for your assigned portfolio of top tier high volume Suppliers ensuring accurate and timely flow of both information and supply. You will work with directly with vendors to create sustainable and successful partnerships to add value for our vendors, our customers, and our company.
The remaining 50% of your time will be geared towards people management and development as you oversee a team of Junior Buyers and Purchasing Administrators. In this role you will own the metrics and performance of your team and you will develop the leadership skills necessary to advance into leadership roles with larger scope and financial responsibility within the company.
Responsibilities:
Work closely with Purchasing Manager to define and execute purchasing strategy
Support and oversees a team of Junior Buyers and Purchasing Administration
Maintain and drive improvement on key purchasing and service metrics included on team scorecard
Establish and maintains a positive working relationship with suppliers. Confers with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.
Negotiate pricing and lead times according to knowledge of the market
Prepare standard purchase orders and works with corporate Strategic Sourcing to establish favorable blanket purchase orders
Report, interpret, and drive improvement of key performance indicators
Resolve inventory, invoice, or other discrepancies in a timely manner
Approve invoices for payment
Expedite delivery of goods to users
Participate in various continuous improvement projects as required
Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements:
High School diploma required
BS Degree Preferred
Minimum of 6 years of experience in Purchasing required without Degree.
Proven track record of simplifying large, complex problems with multiple data sources & techniques to reveal data-driven insights & actionable solutions that drive business results
Must be able to multi-task and must be detail oriented
Must be a problem solver and demonstrate good negotiation skills
Strong negotiation, decision making and organizational skills
Working knowledge of Purchasing related duties and responsibilities
Proficiency with MS Word, Excel and Outlook
So, what are you waiting for? A new career awaits you with endless opportunities.
Bunzl is a global leader in the Cleaning & Hygiene, Food Processing, Grocery, Health Care, Non-Food Retail, and Safety industries. We have grown both organically and through acquisitions to sales in excess of $10 billion. Bunzl North America is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Bunzl North America owns and operates more than 100 warehouses and serves all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Canada and parts of the Caribbean and Mexico. With more than 5,000 employees and 400,000 plus supplies, Bunzl is regarded as a leading supplier in North America.
Bunzl Distribution offers competitive salaries, a comfortable work environment, and a full range of benefits including a 401k with a company match.
Bunzl Distribution has a tradition of commitment to equal employment opportunity. It is the established policy to attract and retain the best qualified people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status as provided by law.
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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)