Replenishment Buyer

Job Description

Job Description

Description : Company Overview

Company Overview

Smith Turf & Irrigation is the leading distributor and retailer in the golf, grounds and landscaping industry. We offer a comprehensive selection of equipment, irrigation and landscape products and support our customers with technical expertise and service.

Since 1925, Smith Turf has built an unmatched reputation for outstanding customer care, service and support across North and South Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee.

STI is a family owned business that believes in working as a team and fosters a family oriented culture.

Position Overview

We are looking for an individual to join our purchasing team as a Replenishment Buyer in our corporate office.

This position will be responsible for ordering product from specific STI suppliers of Irrigation, Drainage and Landscape products to replenish stock at both STI DC and branch locations to ensure product is available at the right location at the right time to support market needs.

The right individual will have good analytical and reasoning skills as well interpersonal skills due to the interaction with our sales team / branch managers, corporate personnel and the supplier.

The individual should have strong computer and excel skills.

What You’ll Do

• Create, place, and manage supplier purchase orders to replenish stock in line with established stocking skus and inventory turn requirements.
• Monitor open PO’s and follow up with Supplier
• Monitor back orders and work proactively with supplier and sales to fill orders
• Review replenishment methods based on supplier freight, sales and turns and makes recommendations
• Ensures accuracy of delivery and pricing information by reviewing supplier data and files
• Investigate and resolve receiving / invoicing discrepancies working with supplier and accounting department
• Maintains item integrity by ensuring new parts and substitute parts are loaded correctly.
• Process and review special orders to ensure adherence to supplier purchase agreement, terms and pricing
• Review branch transfer requests as needed and assist branch teams as needed on stock
• Provides collaborative guidance, suggestions and support to the annual planning with sales on stocking skus by location
• Supports annual supplier program administration
• Monitor supplier performance and communicate with supplier on any changes, issues, or concerns
• Monitor slow inventory and helps coordination of inventory re-alignment across locations
• Handles supplier returns
• Enforce Company purchasing policies and procedures

Requirements :

Qualifications & Skills We Are Seeking

• Minimum of 2 years’ of related experience in supply chain, purchasing, or inventory management
• Proficient in addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and percentages
• Excellent organizational, documentation and follow-up skills
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a busy, fast paced environment
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships with vendors and internal stakeholders
• Strategic thinker, problem solver, doer, with a bias towards action
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite- Excel, Word, Outlook and experience with inventory management software systems

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Short and Long Term Disability, Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Employee Referral Program
• Opportunity of Advancement
• Paid Training and Certifications
• Free Counseling Services- EAP
• Product Discounts
• Weekends Off!

STI is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment.

All employment decisions at STI including those relating to hiring, promotion, transfers, benefits, compensation, placement, and termination will be made without regard to race, color, national origin, genetic information, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religion, age, veteran status, uniform service, pregnancy, disability, or any other factor protected by applicable law.