Commodity Buyer

Job Description Summary

Manage the buying process for a given set of goods. Apply sourcing policy, interface between supplier and entity with respect to specifications and budgets. In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Place and follow up on POs.
• Manage relationships with suppliers for PO execution.
• Manage problems and schedule changes.
• Update ERP.
• Develop in-depth knowledge of a discipline.
• Use prior experience and acquired expertise to execute functional policy / strategy.
• Work as an individual contributor with proven interpersonal skills.
• Communicate with direct colleagues and the business about design and coordination services rendered.
• Provide informal guidance to new team members.
• Explain complex information to others in straightforward situations.
• Impact projects, processes and procedures in own field.
• Operate with some autonomy, focused on execution of activities / provision of advice within an enabling discipline covered by standard functional practices and procedures.
• Activities require professional judgment and may require higher-level guidance.
• Utilize technical expertise and judgement to solve problems.
• Leverage technical skills and analytic thinking to solve problems.
• May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced experience in Buying/Procurement.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.

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