Would you like to be part of a focused, dedicated team? Do you want to
work and grow with other motivated, ambitious people?
Wagner Equipment Co. offers challenging career opportunities, extensive
training and employee development along with an opportunity to grow your
career and thrive under Wagners reputation for excellence. We offer excellent
benefits and supply you with the tools you need to maximize your potential and
grow within Wagner.
Benefits include:
Paid Time Off (PTO) Plan - Up to 96 hours of PTO in your first year + 8
company paid holidays
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Life and AD&D Insurance
Retirement Plans - 401K and Roth 401K , eligible employees can receive a
company contribution up to 7%
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
CEFCU- Citizens Equity First Credit Union - Employees have access to services
include payroll deductions savings, accounts, loans, VISA card, and more.
Additional Benefits include: Unum Supplemental life Insurance, Aflac
Critical Illness + Accidental Insurance, ID WatchDog and discounted
employee phone plans.
The Purchasing Analyst/Buyer position is responsible for buying goods,
services, and equipment for the organization, as well as analyzing Wagner
Equipment Co.s purchasing processes to evaluate and improve their
effectiveness in a manner that reflects the companys vision of working as One
Professional Team. Purchasing analysts also assist with producing RFQs,
evaluation of supplier proposals and contracts, and overseeing purchasing
performance based on quality of products and service, cost, and
availability. Purchasing analysts strive to minimize expenses and increase
company profitability, develop detailed purchasing reports, and recommend
changes to acquisition processes as needed.
The Purchasing Analyst/Buyer will also support the Purchasing Manager in the
administration of all company purchasing programs, including corporate
expense purchasing cards, virtual credit cards for accounts payable
invoices, Syncada for freight invoice payments, and the Coda Procurement
system
Pay Rate:$61,665.61 - $84,845.04 Annually
Pay rate is dependent upon education & experience.
Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform these essential functions.
Source and negotiate with approved/potential suppliers to obtain the best
possible product costs, quality, and service
Interface with other departments and division personnel to accomplish job
functions
Identify cost reduction opportunities through negotiating with suppliers for
increases or decreases in volume or pricing
Collect and analyze data, and recommend strategic procurement action to
support the companys vision
Maintain vendor relationships as well as evaluating the need for new suppliers
through the categorization of all new and existing suppliers
Compare and evaluate goods and contracts to recommend specific purchasing
strategies. Continuously monitor supplier contracts and evaluate any price
changes to ensure they fall within the terms of the contract
Be the subject matter expert on the Coda Purchasing System, establishing
best practices for utilization of the system. Train new users and assist in
the rollout to all areas of the company
Administer multiple corporate purchasing programs, including the corporate
purchasing card program used for travel and entertainment, virtual credit
card program used in Accounts Payable, and the Syncada system used for
paying freight invoices, tracks and analyzes spend for these programs to
ensure they fall into alignment with corporate policies
Ability to read, analyze and interpret data to write reports, develop
processes and effectively present information to management and vendors
The ability to leverage interpersonal skills to establish rapport and develop
relationships with all key stakeholders: suppliers, customers & colleagues.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to train new and existing employees
Other duties as assigned by manager
Required Education and Experience:
High School Diploma or GED
Some College or Trade School
2-3 years of supply chain and/or procurement experience
Experience with corporate card programs preferred
1-3 years administrative/clerical experience
3-5 years customer service experience
Physical Demands & Competencies:
Standing, walking, talking, sitting, use of hands & hearing
Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing but may require
occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds
Data Entry, telephone, reading/writing, reasoning, organizational,
communication & math skills
Safety & Product Knowledge
Basic knowledge of Microsoft Access and DBS
Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and Excel
Travel Requirements:
1- 25%
Work Environment:
Noise: Quiet
Indoors
Other Duties:
Job Offers are contingent upon all required pre-employment screenings which
may include but are not limited to background checks, drug/alcohol
testing, fit for duty testing, and any other job-related tests/screenings.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a
comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are
required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and
activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills