Buyer III

Why Tiger Mowers? Tiger Mowers® has been supplying mowers to the governmental, agricultural, and commercial turf markets for over 50 years. We are one of the world's largest manufacturers of tractor-mounted mowers, brush-cutters, and other similar equipment made for right-of-way clearing, roadside vegetation management, and grounds maintenance. Tiger has a wide array of products including rotary, flail, and sickle bar mowers. Our best-in-class boom mowers are offered with many types of cutting heads to accommodate the challenges our customers face. Tiger Mowers offers competitive pay and a wide range of employee benefits including: Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage 401(k) Retirement Savings Program with a Company Match Profit-Sharing Paid Vacation, Sick Leave, and Holidays Company Paid Short and Long-Term Disability Programs Wellness Programs Employee Assistance Programs Training and Development Programs Employee Tuition Reimbursement and Dependent Scholarship Programs And much more! Requirements: Position Summary: Tiger Mowers, a leading manufacturer of high-quality hydraulically driven roadside mowing equipment, is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Buyer to join our procurement team. This role procures commodities and services taking into consideration price, quantity, delivery, quality, logistics and carrying costs. Researches market place and maintains constant awareness of world-class suppliers and new products enhancing Company position by providing higher quality, lower cost, or both. Provides uninterrupted flow of assigned commodities to forecasted demand within budgeted inventory level. Purchases parts, material and service; manages suppliers, inventory and purchasing expenses. Essential Functions of the Job: Negotiates terms, price, payment, and freight for any components and material from vendor consistent with Alamo Group Purchasing Department policies and procedures. Maintains inventory levels, ratios, and turns in conjunction with Alamo Group objectives and goals. Evaluates supplier price, quality, and delivery performance and resolves quality problems with products. Reviews back order lists. Updates purchase order due dates. Creates and input purchase orders based on demand and MRP Expedites deliveries as needed. Addresses shortages on purchase orders. Source new vendors based on quality, on-time deliveries, price, payment & freight. May be Responsible for all overseas purchasing. Provides technical assistance to customer service, territory managers, and warehouse. Set up outside packaging and labeling. Assist in reducing obsolete parts. Understands Purchase Price Variance. Actively involved in setting Material Standard Cost. Assist in maintaining a fill rate of 93% or more. Maintain an accurate forecast on assigned list of parts. Maintains an accurate supplier pricing catalog. Completes and implements Engineering Change Requests, Notices and Non-conformance report. Mentors and/or trains Buyer I and II's on daily requirements according to Alamo Group Purchasing Department policies and Procedures. May be required to perform other duties as assigned. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA's): Good communication skills, both verbal and written. Ability to communicate with various levels within the organization. Able to coordinate multiple activities. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discount, inventory turn ratios, annual to daily consumption needs. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of In…

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