Buyer I – Phoenix Products

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Primary Job Role

Review bills of materials for parts to be purchased. Maintain job schedule to ensure parts are ordered and received on time to meet the production schedule.

 

Sources suppliers/vendors to ensure competitive procurement, improvement efforts and less expensive solutions. Forward to corporate purchasing for credit application processing and set up in the designated system. Requests sales tax exemption if needed.

 

Coordinate with suppliers to obtain quotes, compare specifications, confirm order details, and resolve pricing, shipment, and invoice discrepancies.

 

Facilities processing for purchase orders and returns.

 

Utilizes and understands procurement system and monitors compliance.

 

Performs other duties as assigned.

 

Essential Job Competencies

 

Safety: fully supports, encourages and follows safe work behavior, and considers safety of paramount importance in the workplace.

 

Job Specific Skills: Demonstrates the required depth and mastery of knowledge and skill associated with the job as identified in the Learning Management System (LMS) and other applicable sources. Demonstrates the effective application of the job specific knowledge, skills and ability required to resolve job related challenges in the workplace. Refer to job specific training requirements for the job identified in the LMS.

 

Communication: Uses active listening skills, conveying information with the appropriate medium that is clear and easily understood. Uses feedback to verify effective and accurate communication has occurred. Ensures that others having a need to know are kept informed about developments, progress, problems and plans through consistent, effective communication. Avoids surprises.

 

Information Gathering: Checks all appropriate sources in identifying the information needed for analysis and decision making. Uses skillful methods in obtaining high quality relevant information. Checks work to ensure accuracy and completeness. Compares observations or finished work to what is expected to find inconsistencies. Clearly documents sources and organizes the information according to the research needs.

 

Negotiating: Seeks to understand others' interests. Knows when to be gentle and when to be assertive and acts accordingly. Questions and counters others' proposals without damaging relationships. Explains positions to gain acceptance. Works from facts and a strong knowledge base. Seeks common interests and win/win solutions or mutually agreeable trade-offs.

 

Planning and Organizing: Creates realistic schedules and follow them. Evaluates progress against schedule and goal. Identifies the sequence of tasks and the resources needed to achieve a goal and prioritizes key action steps. Anticipates the impacts / risks of actions. Seeks and uses others' input about critical actions, timelines, sequencing, scope, methodology, expected outcomes, and priorities. Adjusts plans based on input.

 

Interpersonal Skill: Anticipates, notices, and understands concerns of others, involving them in a process or decision to ensure their support. Develops and maintains positive relationships. Considerate and discreet in handling challenging, awkward or tense interpersonal situations, focusing on issues and interests instead of people or positions. Knows when to escalate critical issues when unsuccessful in gaining support.

 

Political Astuteness: Understands how their roles, products, and services relate to and impact those of other work units. Properly identifies the real decision makers and the individuals who can influence them. Builds relationships with key players to gain support and get things done within ethical parameters. Uses knowledge of the organization and political climate to solve problems and accomplish goals.

 

Company Overview

In 1962, Ring Power Corporation became a full-line Caterpillar dealer in North Florida, and later expanded its authorized territory to include Central Florida.

 

Today, Ring Power Corporate headquarters in St. Augustine oversees the operations of 18 branch locations throughout the state of Florida, including large regional facilities in Tampa and Orlando and crane and forklift sales and service facilities in Pompano. Ring Power also has eight facilities outside of Florida - The Carolinas, Georgia, Texas & Tennessee- to serve the needs of other specialized industries and customers.

 

Ring Power Corporation has become one of the largest Caterpillar dealers in the Southeastern United States through dedication to the mission of customer service. In order to preserve the "Customers First" reputation that Ring Power was built on, we continually train our employees and work closely with our customers to assure complete satisfaction, especially after the sale.

 

Currently, more than 2,300 employees at 20+ locations throughout Florida and the United States work hard to provide the highest quality construction equipment, backed by responsive, professional service and support at every level.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Formal Education: High School diploma or GED

Experience: 1-2 years

Required / Credentials

Able to easily and effectively comprehend written material and communicate orally and in writing with employees and customers.

 

Knowledge of purchasing procedures and practices.

 

Computer skills, Excel, Word, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Office 365, imaging programs/software required.

 

Ability to analyze varying products and service features, prices and qualities, and determine most cost-effective purchase for the organization.

 

Not Required but Highly Desired Criteria

 

Updating of Knowledge

 

Job requirements occasionally change requiring re-training to stay current every 3-5 years.

Responsibility for Change, Innovation, Overall Improvement, and/or Effectiveness

Problem Solving: Job requires basic problem solving ability using established examples/guidance.

 

Creativity: Job requires some creativity to generate solutions or improve effectiveness within well-established boundaries.

 

Autonomy: Job is not normally monitored, but overall objectives are clearly defined. Use of discretion in how the work is done, setting priorities and decision making is encouraged. More emphasis is placed on achieving the desired outcome, not on controlling the process.

 

Working Environment

 

Stress Load: Occasional exposure to these stresses (less than 20% of the time).

 

Workload Fluctuation: Job frequently involves changes in priorities, complexity and/or quantity of work.

 

Work Schedule: Work is routinely performed during normal business hours with rare exceptions.

 

Organizational Impact

 

A person’s performance in this job has noticeable immediate impact on expense, efficiencies or achievement of overall department objectives.

 

Supervisory Responsibility

 

Job has no subordinates / no supervisory responsibility (may work independently or as a member of a team)

 

Physical Demands

 

"NA": Not Applicable

"O": Occasionally - (up to 3 hours/day)

"F": Frequently - (3-6 hours/day)

"C": Constantly - (6-8 hours/day)

 

N/A: Climbing

N/A: Balancing

N/A: Stooping

N/A: Kneeling

N/A: Crouching

N/A: Crawling

O: Reaching

O: Standing

C: Sitting

O: Walking

N/A: Feeling

C: Fingering

O: Grasping

F: Repetitive Motion

C: Talking

O: Hearing

  

O: Pushing - Up to 25 lbs.

O: Pulling - Up to 25 lbs.

O: Lifting - Up to 25 lbs.

N/A: Pushing - 26-50 lbs

N/A: Pulling - 26-50 lbs.

N/A: Lifting - 26-50 lbs.

N/A: Pushing - Over 50 lbs.

N/A: Pulling - Over 50 lbs.

N/A: Lifting - Over 50 lbs.

Environmental Conditions

"NA": Not Applicable

"O": Occasionally - (up to 3 hours/day)

"F": Frequently - (3-6 hours/day)

"C": Constantly - (6-8 hours/day)

 

C: Inside conditions: Protection from weather but not necessarily from temperature change. N/A: Outside environmental conditions: No effective protection from weather. N/A: Extreme cold: Temperatures below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour. N/A: Extreme heat: Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour. N/A: Noise: sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout to be heard above the ambient noise level

N/A: Vibration: Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities of whole body. N/A: Hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions (i.e. proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, working in high places, exposure to heat and/or chemicals. N/A: Atmospheric conditions: One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system or the skin: Fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases or poor ventilation. N/A: Oils: There is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids. N/A: Air particulates / contaminants: the worker is required to wear respirator.

RING POWER CORPORATION, INC. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER