Purchasing Buyer Compass Resourcing Group, LLC - Shreveport, LA Direct hire opportunity for a purchaser with a proven track record of over 3 years of negotiating on-time deliveries, cost review/savings, development of vendor base, and at ease within a MRP*ERP environment. Responsibilities: * Procurement of MRO ( Maintenance, Repair, Operations ) items in a timely manner, based on shortage lists, below safety stock, past due and Syteline MRP outputs. * Negotiate pricing, terms and delivery, maintain purchasing agreements with vendors. * Researched and recommend sources of supply. * Provide vendors with the visibility of any future requirements. * Actively pursues cost reduction while maintaining quality, specifications. * Resolve billing, shipping and receiving discrepancies and any accounting issues with co-workers and suppliers. * Consolidate vendor base, maintain auxiliary Syteline system data regarding items, vendors, etc. * Assist in the cycle count process and Year End inventory procedures. * Review of routing/BOM and cooperate with the engineering group to resolve any issues. Requirements: * Pro-active attitude/approach towards their daily assignments. * 4 year Degree a plus. * Minimal 3 year hands-on experience. * Current certification as a CPP (Certified Purchasing Professional), CPPM (Certified Professional Purchasing Manager), or APICS current member and CPIM certification is a plus. * Experience with either or SAP, Oracle (JD Edwards), (PeopleSoft), Syteline (Infor), Quad, Navision and Microsoft office programs (XL, Word). * Solid understanding of functionalities of BOM's, Routers, WorkCenters, Resources * Collaborative team member. Job Type: Full-time Experience: * Purchasing: 3 years Location: * Shreveport, LA 10 hours ago - save job Apply Now Please review all application instructions before applying to Compass Resourcing Group, LLC.