Associate Buyer- Fully Remote

Full Time
Glenview, IL
Posted
Job description

Envoy Solutions, a diversified distribution company with over $2.5 billion in revenue, is bringing together leading brands from the facility supplies, packaging solutions, and specialty products industries. We’re building a national platform that will enable us to leverage product knowledge, category expertise, and local presence to help make buildings cleaner and more sustainable, people safer, and operations more productive, every day. Our portfolio of companies includes North American, WAXIE, SEPG, Daycon, North Woods, PJP, Johnston, Next-Gen, Swish White River, Valley Janitor Supply, Weiss Bros., General Chemical & Supply, Bio-Shine, ATRA Janitorial Supply, Sigma Supply of North America, American Paper & Supply Company, Hughes Enterprises, and NVISION. Our combined company employs more than 3,000 associates, operates 72 distribution centers, and supports more than 72,000 customers.

At Envoy Solutions, our focus is on creating greater efficiencies and scale with a high-touch, customer-first approach. We’ve combined the expertise of local consultants and sales teams with a wider portfolio of products and deeper category knowledge. We work both nationally and regionally to ensure responsiveness to the industry’s toughest challenges, and we deliver a more efficient and streamlined distribution model on behalf of our customers.

Position Overview

The Direct Order team’s objective is to create and live out a process that will utilize best in class practices in managing direct ship orders to our customers and the marketplace which exceeds their expectations. This position generates purchase orders for direct shipments to customers and manages the orders through their delivery. Individual will expedite direct orders as needed, maintain good vendor relations, and interface with other departments on issues of product availability and pricing.

Responsibilities Include:

  • Utilize ERP system to review and place direct ship orders.
  • Review daily open purchase orders to ensure POs are confirmed by the supplier and ensure shipping information is received.
  • Manage item details to ensure system is accurate with purchase quantities and pricing.
  • Lead all communication, expediting and management of purchase orders to ensure timely delivery.
  • Assist in supplier returns as needed.
  • Provide management with supplier performance feedback on pain points associated with service and delivery and identify those suppliers that are exceling at meeting Envoy Solutions’ needs.
  • Communicate with customer service, sales and accounts payable on a daily one-to-one basis. Field inquiries and questions. Resolve urgent and emergency situations. Suggest source on alternative products as needed.

The ideal candidate will have:

  • BA/BS Business: emphasis in Supply Chain, Logistics, or Purchasing
  • Ability to interface with all departments, particularly sales.
  • Work experience in Logistics, Purchasing, or Supply Chain
  • Must work 8-5 Pacific Standard Time.
  • Must have the ability and tools to work efficiently from home.

This position offers a competitive starting salary and comprehensive benefits program.

Envoy Solutions (and its subsidiaries) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This means that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, marital status or civil union status, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or any other characteristic protected by law. We also provide reasonable accommodations to our applicants and employees with disabilities in order to assist them in the performance of their essential job functions.

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