Buyer / Purchaser

1 views Marathon is a growing workforce solutions provider with over twenty offices nationwide offering employees amazing flexibility in exploring new opportunities, learning new skills through on the job training, and peace of mind working with a team with over 30 years of experience.
SUMMARY: Responsible for purchasing and negotiating goods and services such as raw materials, equipment, tools, and supplies from vendors for the organization.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: Other duties may be assigned.
• Negotiates materials, equipment, and supplies from vendors.
• Reviews requisitions.
• Confers with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.
• Evaluates vendor quotes and services to determine most desirable vendor.
• Reviews billings and contacts suppliers to correct errors.
• Estimates values according to knowledge of market price.
• Maintains records of ongoing cost savings for company.
• Determines method of procurement such as direct purchase or quote, and prepares purchase orders or quote requests.
• Reviews quote proposals and negotiates contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority.
• Maintains procurement records such as items or services purchased, costs delivery, product quality, or performance.
• Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, and vendors, to determine the source of trouble and takes corrective action.
• Approves invoices and merchandise returns, and expedites delivery of goods to users.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES Requires knowledge typically acquired through:
• Completion of a Bachelor’s degree from a four year college or university,
• A minimum of one to five years of related experience, and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Requires ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, and government regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedural manuals and to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and customers and vendors.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions and percentages.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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