Buyer

Company: SPECTRUM
Location: Denver
Posted on: January 16, 2022

Job Description:

JOB SUMMARY
Responsible for assuring timely purchase, delivery, and receipt of designated products and services at the lowest overall total cost to the organization. Applies solid knowledge of purchasing principles, theories, concepts, and procedures to ensure that the right products are available at the right time, price, and quality.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
• Manage complex purchase orders through all stages (creation, change, tracking, closure, and deletion).
• Collaborate with more complex BU 's to understand purchase requirements to support business needs.
• Manage 3 way match process through closure.
• Verify and validate that the requested purchase is in alignment with standard purchasing practices or escalate as required to the appropriate Sourcing Team Member.
• Develop and maintain productive relationships in the supplier community including minority vendors and diversity programs to enhance Charter's reputation in the communities served.
• Assist with auditing vendor's performance on invoice and shipment discrepancies, and communicate results with internal departments on issue resolution.
• Contribute to cost control initiatives by actively participating in vendor reduction, product standardization and excess material liquidation, item master cleanup, and maintenance activities.
• Maximize company value by effectively auditing vendor's performance on invoice and shipment discrepancies, and communicate results with internal departments on issue resolution.
• Provide support to less experienced staff.
• Support Sourcing with RFQ/RFP's between suppliers and internal departments to include analyzing items, cost and usage.
• Perform other duties as assigned and/or required.
  REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  Skills/Abilities and Knowledge
  • Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
  • Knowledge of physical database structures, disaster recovery and best practices
  • Troubleshooting skills with ability to isolate and resolve problems
  • Ability to build trust and relationships with Procurement, IT and end users/Business Units
  • Motivated, self-directed work ethic, willing to pursue individual and team goals
  • Strong detail orientation with emphasis on accuracy and analysis of various data structures
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to prioritize and organize effectively
  • Ability to work independently, as well as in a collaborative and dynamic team environment
  • Ability to handle multiple projects and seek input to prioritize
  • Ability to analyze and interpret data
    Education
    Bachelor's degree
    
    Related Work Experience- Number of Years
    Experience in purchasing life cycle methodology- 3-5
    Experience in negotiation, and project management- 1-3
    
    WORKING CONDITIONS
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    Here, employees don 't just have jobs, they build careers. That 's why we believe in offering a comprehensive package that rewards employees for their contributions to our success, supports all aspects of their well-being, and delivers real value at every stage of life.
    
    The pay for this position has a minimum of $53,900.00. The actual salary offer may be higher as we carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience and location. Also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses.
    

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