Senior Buyer

About Hill Country Building Supply

Since 1954, the company has distributed building materials across New York. The industrial division stocks bearings, belts and power transmission parts.

Job summary

Hill Country Building Supply has an opening for a Senior Buyer. This role mixes day-to-day purchasing with sourcing projects, including RFQs and supplier changes. Remote position. Most of the team is in New York City, but nobody is required to come in. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. You will need a reliable internet connection and a quiet place to work.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate returns and supplier corrective actions with quality
• Track supplier performance on delivery, quality and cost
• Follow purchasing policy and approval limits
• Run RFQs and RFPs and compare bids on total cost
• Expedite late orders and keep production planning informed
• Manage blanket orders and consignment agreements
• Identify cost savings and report them monthly
• Review supplier price increase requests against commodity indexes

Requirements

• 5+ years of purchasing or procurement experience
• Organized with dozens of open orders at a time
• Comfortable pushing suppliers on dates and price

Preferred

• CPSM or CPIM certification

Why work with us

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) with 4% match
• 11 paid holidays
• Profit sharing
• Three weeks of PTO to start

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We are not working with agencies on this role.

Start: Flexible.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Hill Country Building Supply.