RRD is looking for a couple of Buyers to join our Procurement Team to work remotely!!
At RRD, our people make a difference every day – in production, working with customers, or behind the scenes in a support role. They know how to manage the job and exceed expectations. Founded in 1846, RRD is a global company that employs over 25,000 people in 40 countries across the globe. For a challenging and rewarding career opportunity with an innovative industry leader, consider starting or continuing your career with RRD!
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Act as resource on specifications, standards, brands, technology, and market conditions for the commodity
- Assist with researching, selecting, qualifying, on-boarding and training suppliers. Investigate new sources of products and services
- Manage workflow queues to ensure distribution of daily workload with team members
- Process transactional and large RFP estimate requests from sales/customer service. Determine product and service needs and ensure that specification requirement are clearly identified and met. Reroute requests if product can be produced in-house
- Select approved suppliers and negotiate pricing based on customer and RRD needs
- Complete estimates within department or customer’s Service Level Agreement
- Perform project management to implement new accounts and/or programs
- Process sales orders checking for accuracy of pricing, specifications and service
- Issue purchase orders to suppliers within department or customer’s Service Level Agreement and ensure delivery and quality expectations are met
- Oversee order status, rush needs and other customer service issues
- Troubleshoot and follow up on critical pricing needs, special purchasing requests or general issues by consulting with co-workers, documentation and/or department leadership
- Research errors to determine source and take corrective and preventive action
- Review reports including open orders, order holds and billing issues in a timely manner
- Ensure suppliers are invoicing in a timely manner and orders are invoicing RRD’s clients in a timely manner while protecting our working capital
- Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities
- Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned
Required Skills
- Skilled in the tools/techniques of competitive and collaborative purchasing and price/cost analysis tools
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Skilled in negotiating and understanding of purchasing contract language
- Well-organized approach to work planning and implementation of sourcing process improvements with ability to manage deadlines, prioritize workload and make adjustments to meet business needs
- Strong problem-solving skills; identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; resourceful in gathering and analyzing information
- Able to develop and apply effective and proactive supplier management techniques and tools
- Able to consistently apply applicable policies, procedures, regulations, and objectives when carrying out the duties of the job
- Teamwork - works well with people in an atmosphere of cooperation and open communication; contributes to building a positive team spirit; supports everyone’s efforts to succeed; gives and welcomes feedback; exhibits openness to others’ views’
- Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality
Required Experience
High school diploma and 3+ years of relevant work experience
- OR demonstrated ability to meet the job requirements through a comparable number of years of applicable work experience.
Knowledgeable of the print industry; knowledgeable of the label/tag industry a plus
Developed expertise of the critical factors affecting sourcing and supplier management
Technology - Strong computer skills; experience with SAP and MS Excel is a plus; experience with proprietary computer applications including WCSS also a plus
RRD IS AN EEO/AA INCLUDING VETS AND DISABLED EMPLOYER