Buyer

This person is responsible for placing and authorizing purchase orders within assigned limits. Expedites orders, tracks deliveries, resolves shipping errors, and maintains accurate records following established guidelines. - Reviews daily purchasing reports and system recommendations and determines proper quantities and items to purchase and creates purchasing documents to send suppliers. - Maintains inventory availability while minimizing working capital investment. - Tactical execution of stock replenishment, special order (SO), and drop ship (DS) buying where assigned while making buying decisions based on most economical method with respect to quantities, order minimums or prepaid terms and mode of transportation. - Guarantees accurate purchase order quantities, costs, notes and terms compliance. - Follows up with suppliers concerning order status and delivery, and communicates delivery information to impacted departments. - Reviews daily supplier shipping error notices and takes appropriate action. - Reviews quarterly excess and inactive inventory reports and negotiates with suppliers to obtain return goods authorizations on excess and inactive material. - Assists managers with evaluating supplier performance related to on-time delivery, fill rates, shipping errors, transfer cost improvements, branch support, and other measures. **Experience**: - 1 year experience required of purchasing within supply chain environment. **Education**: - Bachelors’ Degree in Supply Chain or related field required. **Skills**: - Knowledge of purchasing and inventory concepts, practices, and procedures. - Knowledge of business performance measures. - Strong verbal and written communication skills. - Strong negotiation skills. - Strong problem solving skills. - Strong analytical skills. - Strong computer skills, including purchasing and inventory management systems, programs and reports - Ability to exercise judgment. - Knowledge of industry including suppliers, customers, and competitors. - WESCO International, Inc., including its subsidiaries and affiliates ("WESCO"), is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of WESCO to not discriminate against any job applicant or employee based on age, race, religion, color, handicap, sex, physical condition, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status or any other protected status. This policy includes but is not limited to the following: recruitment and employment, promotion, demotion, transfer, compensation, selection for training including apprenticeship, layoff, or termination._ At Wesco, we believe life should run smoothly. As a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, we create a world that you can depend on. Harnessing 100 years of ingenuity and expertise, we increase profitability, improve productivity and mitigate risk for approximately 150,000 customers worldwide. With nearly 1.5 million products and locations in more than 50 countries, Wesco is your partner in progress. Our company’s greatest asset is our people. From our corporate and field offices to our distribution sites, Wesco employs over 18,000 professionals around the globe. Wesco is committed to fostering diversity and inclusion across our workforce by embracing the unique perspectives, authenticity, and individuality our team members contribute to the company. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Wesco is a publicly traded (NYSE: WCC) FORTUNE 500® company with 2021 net sales of $18.2 billion.