Buyer Associate

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Volt is immediately hiring for a Buyer Associate in Newport News, VA

 

As a Buyer Associate you will:

• Contact vendors, place orders, verify supplies, manage supply requisition and communicate with suppliers to determine expected delivery dates and inform Project Managers of potential delays.
• Assist Buyer with placement, adjustments, and cancellations of purchase orders.
• Works with Fulfillment to flow the product through Ferguson warehouses by using the optimal replenishment settings without impacting customer service.
• Cancels or expedites orders as necessary to deliver service targets.
• Utilizes planning software to build optimal containers and/or truckload orders to suppliers.
• Designs, implements, and actions alerts that identify exceptional issues impacting service and/or inventory.
• Conducts replenishment data analysis to root cause current and future service failures then communicates and takes action to fix service failures.
• Monitors rebalancing of assigned inventory to ensure excess inventory is optimized.
• Analyze, report, and act on replenishment planning KPIs (Instocks, Fill Rate, Days of Inventory, Inefficient Inventory) on a regular cadence.

 

This is a Full-time Contract opportunity.

 

The ideal candidate will have:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Advanced skills in Excel (pivots, lookups)
• Administrative experience
• Experience working in a supply chain planning software a plus.

 

Pay Rate: $15.00 - $18.00 per hour.

*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

 

Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.

 

 

Benefits: Volt offers benefits (based on eligibility) that include the following: health, dental, vision, term life, short term disability, AD&D, 401(k), Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

 

Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please email hr_dept@volt.com or call (866) -898-0005. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.

 

Volt does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1324b.  The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

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