Location
King of Prussia, PA | United States
Job description
This is a hybrid position (3 days onsite 2 days from home)
Description
ConnectUs () is looking for an experienced Associate Buyer will be responsible for managing all daytoday purchasing activities for mobile devices (e.g phones tablets laptops 4G/5G routers related accessories & peripherals) for ConnectUs. This will require nurturing existing relationships in both the brand new and the secondary market (preowned) as well as finding and establishing relationships with new vendors.
This person will be responsible for continuously refining streamlining and improving all processes related to purchasing under the direction of the VP of Operations.
The Associate Buyer will serve as a liaison between Sales Back Office and operations teams. The ideal candidate is highly analytical and has the capacity to maintain and quickly recall large amounts of product information. This is a complex and fastmoving role at a small company where responsiveness is key. The RIGHT person will be pivotal to the success of ConnectUs and will have opportunities to take on additional responsibilities.
A typical day in this role at ConnectUs will consist of:
- Sourcing essential services / products for the businesss operations and sales team.
- Evaluating and establishing new vendors for mobile devices accessories peripherals and other related products.
- Developing centralized and standardized inventory controls and implementing central processes to identify demand for new services / products.
- Managing & monitoring supplier quantity at competitive prices
- Creating purchase orders
- Negotiate pricing with vendors
- Ensure delivery of shipments to meet tight deadlines
- Maintain a daily open Purchase Order/Sales Order (PO/SO) dashboard with inbound Purchase Order information.
- Ensure transparency accuracy and consistency of data in the purchasing information systems
- Serve as liaison between vendors sales and operations teams to ensure ontime shipments both inbound and outbound.
- Daily engagement with teams; which includes monitoring and managing inventory levels reporting to management as well as participation in projects and process improvement activities.
- Identify inventory discrepancies and PO variances to assure accurate system inventory at all times.
- Conduct ongoing cadence calls with vendors to maintain and elevate relationships
Requirements
- MIN 4year Bachelors Degree from accredited university (preferably in supply chain management & information systems or business management)
- MUST HAVE 2 years in a Procurement Purchasing or Supply Chain Role
- Experience in vendor negotiations and cost reduction strategies
- Excellent leadership and communication skills up to the executive level
- Ability to physically be in the King of Prussia office 8:00AM 5:30PM
Total Expected Compensation
- Base salary $65k $75k / year depending on experience commission opportunity
Benefits
- Health & Dental Insurance Stipend
- 401K Profit Share with company match
- Flexible Scheduling
- Vacation/Sick Time
- Comprehensive Training and Support
Job tags
Salary
