Job Details Level Experienced Job Location PEI-Genesis Philadelphia HQ - Philadelphia, PA Remote Type Hybrid Position Type Full Time Education Level 4 Year Degree Job Category Supply Chain Description *Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled* SUMMARY: The Buyer position is a critical role to the day-to-day operations at PEI, responsible for planning & purchasing of specific products. This includes the responsibility of managing orders, monitoring and managing inventory, and negotiating to assure favorable purchase pricing with suppliers is achieved. The buyer works as a team with several Product Managers and Expeditors to perform all duties in a manner which ensures total quality and effective customer service. Qualifications EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: + Minimum High school diploma and or 3+ years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. + Bachelor's degree and/or advanced relevant experience preferred. + Experience in a manufacturing environment or other company with Bills of Material is preferred. TECHNICAL and/or MANAGERIAL JOB COMPETENCIES: + Effective Communication skills (written and verbal) + Ability to quickly learn products, processes, and technically complex systems. + Experience planning, buying and/or pricing products with Bills Of Materials. + Experience with an ERP/MRP system such as Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft or other. + Organization & Task Management skills + Microsoft Excel - intermediate spreadsheet skills + Microsoft Outlook & Word + Customer Service mindset ESSENTIAL TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: + Plans purchasing activities, and develops purchasing strategies for components and assemblies assigned to them. Intimately works in detail in our ERP planning/purchasing system. + Negotiate pricing with suppliers and schedule annual supplier blanket orders + Performs stock checks and obtains delivery information (may utilize on-line vendor access) for sales representatives to process customer quotes. + Process purchasing suggestion daily and in a timely manner, making appropriate decisions beyond the system-generated "recommendations". + Verifies PO's are processed correctly; ensures PO's requiring special handling are dealt with in a timely manner. + Responds with a sense of urgency to any request or issue and provides information and/or resolution in an expeditious manner. + Communicates important supplier information to Product Managers, and Expeditors, including such information such as problem deliveries, price increases, etc. + Coordinates order problem resolutions with Expeditors and Product Managers and Sales Representatives if need be. + Communicate directly with company Salespeople, develop relationships and exhibit a clear customer service minded experience. + Develops relationships to achieve a "favored" status with suppliers. + Assists Expeditors and Product Managers in daily activities as required. + Interacts with all internal customers in a friendly, timely and helpful manner. + Sends and receives faxes; makes copies; runs reports as needed. #LI-AS1