Associate Buyer

Associate Buyer

The Associate Buyer supports the procurement organization by providing purchasing and project assistance through procuring goods and services, vendor management and reporting and analytics.

Essential Functions

• Service/materials procurement and delivery coordination
• Resolution of service vendor issues
• Vendor management
• Contract administration support
• RFQ and RFI support
• Reporting and analytics
• Communication with internal stakeholders and vendors

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Competencies

• Attention to Detail: Taking responsibility for a thorough and detailed method of working.
• Customer Focus: Knowing the (internal and external) customer business needs and acting accordingly, anticipating customer needs, and giving high priority to customer satisfaction and customer service.
• Accountability: Accepting responsibility that results in anticipation/prevention of problem areas from actions, and problem solving inside and outside the department/organization.
• Planning and Organizing: Setting priorities and defining actions, time, and resources needed to achieve predefined goals.
• Results Orientation: Being persistent and showing perseverance on achieving concrete and tangible results out of personal responsibility; getting optimum results from situations and being ready to take action and show tenacity in case of obstacles or resistance.
• Written Communication: Expressing ideas and opinions clearly in properly structured, well-organized, and grammatically correct reports or documents; utilizing language and terminology.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

This is largely a sedentary role; however, some standing may be required at times. Must be able to sit for long periods. Must be able to perform repetitious hand and eye movements.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work vary Monday through Friday, 8a 5pm.

Travel

0 10%

Required Education and Experience

• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Proven ability to multi-task and stay organized in fast paced environment.
• Professional oral and written communication
• 2-year degree
• High School diploma

Preferred Education and Experience

• 1-2 years procurement experience
• Experience with ticketing systems such as Service Now or Service Channel
• Experience with facility service providers and/or technology providers
• Understanding of business and finance
• Ability to effectively collaborate on a team

Additional Eligibility Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)

• Displays ownership and sense of urgency with assigned tasks and timely completion.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task and stay organized
• Uncompromising customer focus
• Listens for understanding

AAP/EEO Statement

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.