Associate Buyer

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree Related Field preferred

Work Experience

A minimum of 1 year progressive experience in a related field preferred

Other Work Experience

Office environment

Travel Requirements

None

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Core functional/technical skills required include: Multi tasking & prioritization; operational excellence; relationship management; attention to detail; troubleshooting; systems thinking
  
• Additional functional/technical skills required include: Data analysis; business insight
  
• Customer service skills
  
• Utilizes resources to complete tasks; tracks own efficiency using reports and tools
  
• Basic familiarity with basic understanding of Supply/Demand
  
• Basic ability to understand and manipulate data from a variety of sources
  
• Experience with Microsoft products (Excel, Word, Outlook) preferred
  
• Excellent oral and written communication skills required
  
• Accurately keeps track of details and deliverables
  
• This position is required to work in a fast-paced environment with a focus on doing whatever it takes to get the job done and deliver customer delight
  
• The nature of the role requires an ability to deliver high quality, thorough and accurate work on deadlines through successful navigation of shifting customer requirements and competing organizational demands
  
  

Compensation/ Benefits

Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base salary range for this position is $43,600-$54,500 a year. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that is not included in the base salary.

The well-being of WWT employees is essential. So, when it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:

• Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
• Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off: PTO & Holidays, Parental Leave, Sick Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement
• Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program

World Wide Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to create an environment where all employees are empowered to succeed based on their skills, performance, and dedication. Our goal is to cultivate a culture of belonging that encourages innovation, collaboration, and respect for all team members, ensuring that WWT remains a great place to work for All!

 Associate Buyer

Why WWT? 

At World Wide Technology, we work together to make a new world happen. Our important work benefits our clients and partners as much as it does our people and communities across the globe. WWT is dedicated to achieving its mission of creating a profitable growth company that is also a Great Place to Work for All. We achieve this through our world-class culture, generous benefits and by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions for our clients.

Founded in 1990, WWT is a global technology solutions provider leading the AI and Digital Revolution. WWT combines the power of strategy, execution and partnership to accelerate digital transformational outcomes for organizations around the globe. Through its Advanced Technology Center, a collaborative ecosystem of the world's most advanced hardware and software solutions, WWT helps clients and partners conceptualize, test and validate innovative technology solutions for the best business outcomes and then deploys them at scale through its global warehousing, distribution and integration capabilities.

With over 12,000 employees across WWT and Softchoice and more than 60 locations around the world, WWT's culture, built on a set of core values and established leadership philosophies, has been recognized 14 years in a row by Fortune and Great Place to Work® for its unique blend of determination, innovation and creating a great place to work for all.

Want to work with highly motivated individuals on high-performance teams? Join WWT today! We are looking for an Associate Buyer (Procurement support) representative to working to help support our Global Order Operations/Procurement team out of our corporate office in St. Louis, Mo.

A Brief Overview

The Associate Buyer position resides within the Global Order Operations team and interacts directly with Inside Sales, Buyers, and authorized suppliers. The Associate Buyer provides support in a variety of ways to ensure Procurement delivers effective, efficient, and high quality service. This role is expected to develop and maintain strong business relationships with both internal and external customers. This involves working closely with suppliers to develop business relationships that help facilitate a more streamlined approach to sourcing while ensuring high levels of service are maintained.

Job Responsibilities

• Status and update open purchase order lines
• Resolves mostly routine and some non-routine tasks
• Manage, Analyze and Execute daily reports
• Develop and cultivate business relationships with vendors
• Maintain Procurement Support KPI's
• Nonconformance Resolution
• Facilitate RTV functional tasks
• Obtain vendor credits and process customer credits to balance financial transactions