Buyer

• Process requisitions and convert them into purchase orders for routine and non-routine materials, equipment, and services.


• Conduct thorough reviews of requisitions, ensuring accuracy and completeness of information. Collaborate with requisitioners to address discrepancies and missing data, providing timely feedback and recommendations for corrections.


• Maintain detailed documentation of the requisition and purchasing process, including identifying issues and resolutions.


• Coordinate transportation and logistics requirements, including selecting appropriate transportation methods and potentially working with third-party logistics providers. May lead transportation provider audits.


• Liaise with requisitioners and suppliers to obtain and provide feedback regarding technical aspects of purchases, delivery requirements, order status, and expected delivery dates. Resolve supply issues and maintain positive relationships with suppliers.


• Collaborate with Accounts Payable to ensure suppliers submit proper invoices and receive timely payment. Work closely with Accounts Payable team to review and validate invoices, resolve any discrepancies, and ensure accurate and timely processing of payments to suppliers


• Reconcile invoices for payment in collaboration with Accounts Payable, seeking understanding and working towards preventing future discrepancies with suppliers.


• Serve as credit card administrator for the site, managing and overseeing the usage of corporate credit cards within procurement processes.


• Monitor procurement agreements by analyzing data, preparing bid invitations, and participating in supplier performance audits.


• Ensure timely delivery of materials and services by monitoring purchase orders and adherence to terms and conditions.


• Handle appropriate tax processes for purchase orders, including coding tax-exempt items and preparing tax exemption certificates.


• Identify and select suppliers based on criteria such as price, availability, and quality. Consider requisitioner input and rely on prior purchasing experience and current contractual agreements.


• Solicit quotes to verify pricing and identify suitable suppliers based on requisitioner input and experience.


• Ensure compliance with procurement procedures and guidelines, identifying and addressing issues as they arise. Recommend and develop changes, as well as provide training to others.


• Lead annual purchase order administration, ensuring the efficient and accurate management of annual standing purchase orders throughout the organization. Collaborating with key stakeholders to define objectives, scope, and timelines and to review and validate purchase order requirements for the upcoming year, ensuring alignment with budgetary constraints and operational need


• Conducting comprehensive review of existing purchase orders, identifying outdated or redundant orders, and initiating the necessary or closures.


• Coordinating with department heads and requisitioners to review and validate purchase order requirements for the upcoming year, ensuring alignment with budgetary constraints and operational needs.

A minimum of an Associate’s Degree, in a technical or business related field or 18 months experience in procurement or inventory control may be substituted in lieu of one year of education (three years total experience without education) is required.  CPSM certification is preferred.

Basic knowledge of procurement/inventory control systems; understanding of customer/supplier relationships, both internal and external. Basic skill in Microsoft Office Suite, intermediate reading and writing skills, ability to communicate effectively with others, both written and verbal communication, ability to perform intermediate mathematical calculations, good organizational skills, ability to effectively work on teams. Must demonstrate capability to become proficient in existing and future procurement and/or inventory control systems. Ability to work independently under close supervision. May be required to attend daily and weekly safety meetings, lead safety meeting talks as scheduled and complete legally required safety training modules depending on assignment.   

Preferred Skills: 
Some accounting background and experience with eProcurement systems is preferred.

Office based with occasional refinery visits and with up to 5% travel required by land and air. From time to time may be required to work in petroleum refinery, warehouse/plant environment, and out-of-doors environment. Subject to varying road and weather conditions.

• Medical Insurance


• Vision Insurance


• Dental Insurance


• Paid Time-Off


• 401(k) Retirement Plan with match


• Educational Reimbursement


• Parental Bonding Time


• Employee Discounts