Buyer II_

Washington

**Purpose and Scope:**

Directs the day to day purchase, receipt, storage, and sale of products to our customers by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.

**Essential Responsibilities:**

1) Establish operational procedures for activities such as verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, handling and disposition of materials, and keeping warehouse inventory current.

2) Work with vendors to ensure prompt delivery of products for stock and to satisfy immediate customer demands.

3) Inspect physical condition of warehouse and equipment. Prepares work order for repairs and requisition for replacement of equipment.

4) Coordinate with accounting and purchasing to ensure accuracy of inventory and financial records.

5) Participate in planning personnel safety and plant protection activities.

6) Process information/merchandise through point of sale inventory management system.

7) Write or type purchase orders and sends copy to supplier and department originating request.

8) Compily records of items purchased or transferred between departments, prices, deliveries, and inventories. Computes total cost of items purchased.

9) Confer with suppliers concerning late deliveries.

10) Compare prices, specifications, and delivery dates and awards contract to bidders or places orders with suppliers or mail order firms.

11) Train, plan, assign and direct work of employees and conducts performance appraisals, rewards and disciplines employees.

12) Address complaints and resolves problems.

13) Perform other position related duties as assigned.

Perform all other position related duties as assigned or requested.

**Minimum Position Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:**

Bachelors Degree or equivalent from a four year college and at least 2 years related experience. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software and various computer software programs. Must be able to type at least 25wpm. Must have the ability to process information and merchandise through computer system and POS register system, to communicate with associates and customers, to keep records, to operate a computer terminal and Microsoft Office software, to operate the equipment within the warehouse, to use proper methods of storing equipment, materials, and supplies, to use proper safety techniques to order, receive, deliver and inventory packages, supplies and mail, to maintain warehouse and store areas in a clean, orderly and safe condition. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute percentages. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Must be able to earn and retain a commercial forklift operator's license/certificate and maintain a valid State driver's license. Position may require the ability to pass and maintain a Security Clearance.

**Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands:**

Must have the ability to stand, walk, sit, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Must use hand to finger motion, and be able to climb and balance. Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds, and up to 100 pounds with mechanical assistance. Must be able to work in wet or humid conditions. Will work near moving mechanical parts. Will work in high and precarious places. Must be able to have clear close, distance, color and peripheral vision. Must have depth perception and the ability to adjust and focus. May have to work around fumes, air borne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals. May have to work in the outdoors in extreme heat or cold weather. The noise level in this area is moderate.

**Other Responsibilities:**

Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.

Must have an Active Clearance, must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

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