Purchasing - Control Buyer

Requirements:

• The Control Buyer is responsible for the procurement, expediting, fill rate and turns of inventory.
• Manages purchase orders to ensure the best fill rate at the most advantageous cycle time.
• In collaboration with Planner/Forecaster team, manages inventory levels.
• Works with Contracts & Logistics team to plan the most cost effective in-bound freight for each shipment (which should take into consideration freight charges, handling costs, and other fees).
• Aggressive expediting of POs to ensure receipt of inventory in the planned time frame.
• Reviews inventory forecasts developed by Planner/Forecaster team, and provides insight/correction to forecasts based on SKU level analysis of plans.
• Reviews all invoicing discrepancies with Accounts Payable, correct discrepancies and communicates any pricing discrepancies directly to the buyers, so the buyer can pursue negotiations with vendors as appropriate.