Job Description: Position open for a Buyer Associate to provide procurement expertise and customer service functions working on site with a team at our customer location, Northrop Grumman, in Keyser, WV. The ideal candidate is an energetic and highly motivated individual who takes an optimistic approach to new challenges and embraces the Company's strategic vision; a person that thrives when working in a fast-paced and highly collaborative team environment to effectively lead and drive process improvements.

Responsibilities: * Perform a range of procurement activities * Monitor inventory and manage product shortages * Develops and maintains relationships with suppliers, vendors and internal departments, acting as point of contact for queries. * Leads negotiations of contracts, including terms and volume discounts * Drafts procurement reports, analyses inventory and project utilization, and recommends useful insights. * Expedite orders * Reconciliation of payable discrepancies * Manage freight billing and audit processes * Research specifications of products not clearly identified * Enter and edit purchase orders and blanket order releases * Ensure product file integrity * Maintain good customer and supplier relations * Reconcile customer problems

Qualifications: * 1-2 years experience in a buyer role preferred * Proven ability to follow documented procedures * 1-2 years experience with Microsoft Office software * Detail oriented and proven organization skills with a high level of accuracy * Strong customer service skills and problem-solving proficiency * A positive attitude, strong work ethic, and phenomenal communication skills Comments for Suppliers: Monday-Friday 7:00am-3:30pm 30 minute lunch-unpaid

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