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Buyer- Procurement Services Jobs in Willow Grove, PA at Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC – 014
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Buyer
The Buyer is part of the Procurement Services team, and this role is integral to the balance between the strategic and tactical facets of the Procurement team and will play an important role in ensuring that the strategic solutions of Sourcing are finding strong and sustained utilization through the Procurement ends of the department. The Buyer will be given autonomy to craft solutions necessary to get the job done within the protocols and policies of the department and broader enterprise. The Buyer’s workday may be filled with various activities, including supporting purchasing needs, participating in tactical and strategic sourcing efforts, or working with suppliers to resolve open action issues. The Buyer’s role is a very active role, and will be given many opportunities to solve problems, build relationships with various levels of operational leadership, and develop skills for progress into more of the senior and/or strategic sourcing elements of the department.
Job Type: Exempt
Pay: Salary
Are you a real go-getter looking for an amazing opportunity with a nationwide full-service-utility contractor offering competitive wages and incredible benefits? Keep reading because this job might be for you!
Since 1928, Asplundh has been dedicated to safe, efficient, and innovative line clearance services for the utility industry. Reliable, uninterrupted power is an important service provided by the world’s electrical utilities and Asplundh has the expertise to help keep the power flowing. Diversification over the years has opened up vegetation management services to other specialized markets such as municipalities, railroads, pipelines, helicopter vegetation services, and departments of transportation.
A family-owned and operated corporation headquartered near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Asplundh has grown to employ over 33,000 service professionals throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Benefits:
Benefits Available and vary per position and location.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities:
Procure to Pay
Establish and track open Purchase Order process with suppliers, improve Purchase Order backlogs, along with any other aspects of fulfillment.
Generate, confirm, and modify purchase orders; proactively identify potential fulfillment challenges and make appropriate recommendations to remediate the situation.
Follows up in a timely fashion with suppliers on late deliveries, obtain shipping confirmations/proof of delivery as required.
Follows up on orders to ensure that product is shipped and delivered by expected delivery date.
Meet with internal Strategic Sourcing Team to review order fulfillment issues, make recommendations for adjustments, and determine corrective action to remedy any out-of-stock situations.
Utilize the Procurement system (Coupa) to complete the Requisition-to-PO process on behalf of department colleagues or stakeholders.
Support Accounts Payable with supplier billing issues or other needs relative to invoicing and Purchase Order payments.
Strategic Supplier Management
Oversee, manage, and develop relationships with suppliers, new and long incumbent, within the Buyer’s area of commodity management.
Ensure the Procure-to-Pay process is well understood by the supply base under management, as well as by the business as necessary, and be prepared to document any unique process elements or exception-based review/a…
Title: Buyer- Procurement Services
Company: Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC – 014
Location: Willow Grove, PA
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