Avnet
Buyer
Richfield, Ohio, United States Of America
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 31 days ago
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About the role
- Responsible for purchasing, order management and logistics to mitigate risk and enable profitability.
- Aligns purchases with the business strategies and financial goals.
- Ensures post Purchase Order (PO) placement updates are complete following PO backlog management process to include tracking, reporting and communication with matrix team members along with working with supplier(s) to meet deliveries.
Responsibilities
- Purchases and provides order fulfillment activities in support of business demand to positively impact inventory turns and have predictable and accurate supplier on-time delivery.
- Manages the order status process, including ensuring shipping and delivery information is accurate in company's systems.
- Develops and manages relationship with suppliers to hold them accountable for meeting shipping and delivery commitments to include system and process improvements at both company and the supplier.
- Works with warehouse and logistics teams, including transportation carriers, to ensure product is received and delivered on time; lead/drive/support process improvements.
- Manages non-conforming inventory, including product disposition and in-process failures.
- Supports group and/or organization key initiatives and objectives through contributions on project teams to include support of supplier management activities.
- Develops solutions for a variety of situations and works on projects requiring evaluation and analysis. May refer to policies, practices and precedents for guidance; determines best course of action to achieve results.
Requirements
- With more than 80 years of experience, 47 localized websites, and a dedicated team of over 3,500 employees, we provide every component you need to build the technology of tomorrow.
- Thorough knowledge of principles, theories and concepts in area of discipline.
- Typically 3+ years with bachelor's or equivalent.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience from which comparable knowledge and job skills can be obtained.
Compensation
- We offer competitive compensation and benefit programs — from time away and flexible working arrangements to programs supporting employee well-being and opportunities to give back to your community.
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401K and Pension Plan
- Family Support (Paid Leave, Surrogacy, Adoption)
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Long-term and Short-term Disability Insurance
- Health Savings Account / Flexible Spending Account
- Education Assistance
- Employee Wellness, Leadership Development and Mentorship Programs
- Our total rewards strategy supports Avnet's ability to attract, engage, develop, and reward our employees, while promoting a diverse and inclusive environment.
- We offer competitive compensation and benefit programs - from time away and flexible working arrangements to programs supporting employee well-being and opportunities to give back to your community.
- Benefits listed above may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Avnet.
Company info
- We are Newark, an Avnet Company, part of Farnell Global, the fast and reliable distributor of products and technology for electronic and industrial system design, maintenance, and repair. From research and design through prototype to production, we are here to help you access the products and services you need 24/7. With more than 80 years of experience, 47 localized websites, and a dedicated team of over 3,500 employees, we provide every component you need to build the technology of tomorrow.
- Farnell Global trades as Farnell in Europe, Newark in North America, and element14 throughout Asia Pacific. We also sell direct to consumers through a network of resellers, and our CPC business in the UK.
- We have been part of the established global technology distributor, Avnet, since 2016. Today, this relationship allows us to support our customers at every stage of the product life cycle, offering a truly unique distribution model, as well as expertise in end-to-end delivery and product design.
- We are Newark, an Avnet Company, part of Farnell Global, the fast and reliable distributor of products and technology for electronic and industrial system design, maintenance, and repair.
- From research and design through prototype to production, we are here to help you access the products and services you need 24/7.
- Farnell Global trades as Farnell in Europe, Newark in North America, and element14 throughout Asia Pacific.
- We also sell direct to consumers through a network of resellers, and our CPC business in the UK.
- We have been part of the established global technology distributor, Avnet, since 2016.
- Today, this relationship allows us to support our customers at every stage of the product life cycle, offering a truly unique distribution model, as well as expertise in end-to-end delivery and product design.
- Our employees work hard to live our values and help us grow.
This listing is sourced directly from Avnet's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.