Buyer

at  Merits Health Products

Merits is driven to improve lives by making high-quality power mobility equipment. Merits is synonymous with innovative engineering, constant product development, adaptability, and caring customer support. We are currently seeking a Buyer to join our growing organization.

COMPETENCIES & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be able to manage and optimize purchasing activities and processes.
• Must be able to navigate uncertainty and market dynamics and pivot, persist, and overcome supply chain challenges.
• Must have experience in planning and forecasting.
• Must be able to partner with and collaborate with finance and sales teams.
• Must be able to motivate, tarin, and coach team members.
• Must be dependable and have willingness to offer a flexible work schedule, specifically to handle oversea supplier calls and communications.
• Have manual dexterity, good physical condition and strength, and have good balance to safely perform all essential duties and responsibilities.
• Have a willingness to arrive early, and/or stay late according to business needs.
• Must be dependable with an excellent attendance record.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills are needed.
• Have strong analytical, problem-solving skills.
• Recent experience and skills are needed with ERP systems (such as Epicor, NetSuite, or similar), or must have the ability to learn within a reasonable period of time after position acceptance.
• Strong proficiencies with MS Office applications are necessary (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, SharePoint).
• Leadership/Supervisory skills and experience is needed.
• Have the ability to consistently and effectively present information and respond in a timely manner to high email/message volume, to questions or inquiries from other employees, managers, vendors, and the public if needed.
• Ability to successfully meet deadlines and prioritize workload for self and teams.
• Must have solid organizational and time management skills, with the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Must have a valid US Driver’s license in good standing and must maintain throughout employment.
• Must speak, read, and write English and have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
  Please note this job advertisement is not meant to be all inclusive of essential duties and responsibilities. Requirements, qualifications, competencies, tasks, essential responsibilities & duties, physical demands, and work environments which may or may not be reflected in this advertisement, are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the needs of the organization.
  We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, which mean that all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression, military or veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other status protected under application federal, state, and/or local law(s). All employment offers are conditional and contingent upon successful completion of a Form I-9, successful completion of our pre-employment background/criminal checks, and successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate and partner cross functionally.
• Manage supplier relations and timelines.
• Plan and forecast with internal teams such as sales and finance pertaining to demand cycles and supply needs.
• Plan and purchase inventory for product for distribution facilities.
• Process necessary international documents for shipments.
• Review purchase orders for accuracy and follow up with vendors for corrections or updates as needed.
• Create purchase orders and follow up on outstanding orders.
• Review outstanding orders lists and provide ETA of product to applicable department(s).
• Assist with inventory pricing, discrepancies, and problem solving.
• Maintain overstock and discontinued items lists.
• Plan, schedule, and process annual inventory.
• Process inventory adjustments, receipts, and address issues as necessary.
• Utilize ERP system to gather data and analytics to create reports.
• Oversee department staff which includes, but may not be limited to, training, assigning work, appraising and evaluating performance, addressing question or issues, and resolving challenges.
• Follow company safety policies and participate in Safety Training as required.
• Business travel as required.
• Other duties as assigned.