Buyer/Purchasing 2

Overview

On Site
$20 - $24 hr
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12+ mo(s)

Skills

XENETA
KEELVAR
BLUE YONDER
BLUE-YONDER
BLUEYONDER
TMS
TRANSPORTATION
QUOTE
PURCHASING
PROCUREMENT

Job Details

Payrate: $20.00 - $24.00/hr.

Summary:
The main function of a buyer is to purchase machinery, equipment, tools, parts, supplies or services necessary for the operation of an establishment. A typical buyer is responsible for buying goods and services for use by their company or organization. A purchasing agent is responsible for the purchase of machinery, equipment, parts, or services necessary for the operation of an establishment.

Responsibilities:
  • Review Global Ocean and North America Ground shipment requests and optimize supplier selection based on price, quality, service, support, availability and other relevant factors.
  • Approve spot quote awards at the lowest possible price and in correct amounts.
  • Support Power BI dashboard development and maintenance to enable leaders to make informed decisions
  • Support development of bid automation logic and tools to enable more efficient purchasing

Technical Skills:
  • General experience in transportation management systems / software
  • General experience in transportation purchasing systems / software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Power BI or Tableau
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • SQL
  • Experience with Xeneta, Keelvar, Blue Yonder, Salesforce

Soft Skills:
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Strong communication Skills
  • Data analysis and interpretation
  • Effective time management
  • Critical Thinking
  • Visionary
  • Flexibility

Education & Experience:
  • Bachelor s degree, or equivalent 2-4 years work experience in Transportation Procurement, or Supply Chain, or Procurement, or Analytics, or Information Systems
  • Open to 2-year degree with 4+ years experience

Pay Transparency: The typical base pay for this role across the U.S. is: $20.00 - $24.00/hr. Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education and experience and the benefits package you select. Full-time employees are eligible to select from different benefits packages. Packages may include medical, dental, and vision benefits, 10 paid days off, 401(k) plan participation, commuter benefits and life and disability insurance.

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