Associate Buyer

• Starting at 4 weeks PTO per year
• 401(k) and a company match
• Profit Sharing
• Medical
• Dental
• Life
• Disability
• 6 Weeks Parental Leave
• Long term care insurance
• Tuition reimbursement

• Reviews, approves, and processes purchasing requests such as purchase requisitions and purchase orders for goods or services to ensure compliance with Wagner’s purchasing procedures
• Prepares all aspects of simple bids, requests for quotes, and proposals, including precise specifications, supporting spreadsheets, comparisons, recommendations, and justifications; issues purchase orders.
• Provides liaison services between vendors and departments for order status, procurement procedures, and problem resolution; research sources of supply; advises departments on cost effective alternatives.
• Assists in bid openings for competitive solicitations such as requests for quotes, bids, and proposals.
• Reviews and evaluates contracts, issues award letters and purchase orders and negotiates change orders
• Maintains data information, files, reports, cost on assigned components; negotiates prices and terms in SAP, responsible for relevant SAP data
• Maintains records in accordance with established policies and procedures and audit guidelines
• May expedite shipping and deliveries, maintain inventories, and monitor usage inconsistencies, price changes, and vendor back orders

• High school diploma or GED
• 2+ years of experience related to the duties and responsibilities.

• Experience in multiple SAP modules is a plus
• Customer-service oriented self-starter with excellent analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Strong desire and ability to learn, adapt, and apply new technologies

• Excellent oral and written communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Must be adept at managing multiple priorities and projects at one time while meeting deadlines