Buyer

6 months ago

Reading, United Kingdom Legrand North America Full time

Position Description:
**At a Glance**

**Legrand **has an exciting opportunity for a **Buyer **to join the **Data Center Power & Control Division Starline Team** in **Reading, UK. **The Buyer performs tasks associated with ordering and expediting finished goods, components, packaging materials, raw materials, and MRO commodities. Pro-active and direct communication with suppliers is vital. Process Purchase Orders (PO’s), place and expedite orders, and resolve related problems of significant complexity. Participate in internal projects as assigned.

**What Will You Do?**
- Plans and issues purchase orders in support of engineering and production requirements; expedite past due orders and work backlog reports as needed.
- Manages supplier relationships and works to improve “overall” supplier performance.
- Work with planning and sourcing to ensure that sufficient parts are on hand to meet short range schedules for make-to-order products.
- Monitors and communicates supplier performance for delivery, quality, and cost management.
- Evaluates data, weekly inventory reports, and other data resources in determining purchase order quantities.
- Performs other Procurement-related administrative tasks including, but not limited to, Invoice Discrepancy Resolution, Payment Authorizations, Compiling Statistical data and Reports, Maintaining Partnership meeting minutes, etc.
- Set-up and maintains Supplier Management processes (e.g. qualification, selection, evaluation, development, classification).
- Establishes inventory requirements by studying manufacturing history and production forecasts.
- Identifies and follows-up on internal customer issues, implement approved process improvements resulting in increased customer satisfaction, when needed.
- Clearly communicate order status of orders to sales reps, managers, and production personnel.

Qualifications:
**Minimum Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or Business or equivalent years of experience.
- Two+ years purchasing materials.
- MRP or ERP software experience required, Infor Cloudsuite (Syteline) preferred.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**
- Flexibility to adjust and thrive in an environment with changing requirements, schedules, and priorities for multiple projects and assignments.
- Strong desire to promote positive change.
- Ability to work in a global culture with peers and colleagues.
- Self-driven and resourceful to achieve goals independently as well as work well in groups.
- Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Well-developed communicates skills; able to clearly and concisely express information (or data) to associates, peers, and management.
- Knowledge of customer principles and processes for providing customer service. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for service and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Ability to understand, place and track complex PO’s involving multiple sites/countries, departments, and interconnected suppliers.
- Contributes to the implementation and ensure usage of globally defined methods, processes, and systems to ensure high process efficiency and process compliance.

Company Info:
**About Legrand**

**About Legrand North and Central America**

Legrand North and Central America (LNCA) employs over 6,500 associates in 50 locations, working across six divisions/sector: Audio Visual, Building Controls Systems, Data Power and Controls, Electrical Wiring Systems, and Lighting. We hold a leading position in every North American market we serve and focus on exceeding our customers’ needs within the commercial, residential, and industrial industries. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. LNCA is an employee-centered, growing company with tremendous opportunity. For more information, visit legrand.us

**About Legrand’s Data Center Power and Control Division**

The industry-leading brands of Approved Networks, Ortronics, Raritan, Server Technology, and Starline empower Legrand’s Data, Power & Control to produce innovative solutions for data centers, building networks, and facility infrastructures. Our division designs, manufactures, and markets world-class products for a more productive and sustainable future. The exceptional reliability of our technologies results from decades of proven performance and a dedication to research and development.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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