Description:
**Role Summary**
As a Senior Excess Buyer at Rand Technology, you will take on a refined role in identifying surplus inventory opportunities and driving sales initiatives. Your responsibilities encompass a wide range of tasks, including strategic analysis, supplier relationship management, and cross-departmental collaboration. Your expertise will be crucial in maximizing efficiency and profitability within our excess inventory operations.
**Essential Functions**
- Identify excess inventory opportunities and present them to the Sales team.
- Perform advanced data analysis and administrative support on the platform.
- Identify and qualify part numbers using online, internal, and external sources.
- Enter/transfer information from various sources into a proprietary database.
- Process/expedite/confirm/track purchase orders and follow-up.
- Qualify new suppliers and develop supplier relationships.
- Review open orders and obtain order acknowledgements.
- Complete new customer forms and set-up in database.
- Obtain price/lead-time quotes for services required.
- Track invoices, PODs, CoCs, etc.
- Work with colleagues to resolve all issues and communicate all changes to appropriate personnel.
- Research, quote and negotiate supplier offers.
- Request receipt follow-up.
- Update requisitions upon stock confirmation.
- Control and release supplier purchase orders accurately.
- Communicate and collaborate with other departments looking to increase excess sales.
- Maintain organized database reports with visually understandable inter-departmental deliveries.
- Support and work in different administrative and project activities based on department strategies and daily tasks.
- Handle additional projects/duties as directed.
**Core Competencies**
- Ability to read, write correspondence, and communicate with all members of the organization, customers, and vendors (internal and external) in a clear, easily understood manner (90-100% Business English Spoken/Written).
- Ability to work well within a team and cross functionally, professional demeanor.
- Willing to learn new duties and follow written work instructions.
- Excellent attention-to-detail and follow-through.
- Strong analytical ability and demonstrated problem solving skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines and work independently in a fast-paced environment; able to work under pressure.
- Goal-oriented, ambitious, and extremely motivated.
- Dependable and punctual.
- May be requested to work overtime and/or weekends on occasion depending on business needs.
**Requirements**:
**Education and/or Experience and Physical Requirements**
- 2-3 years of work experience (preferably in the electronic components/automotive industry).
- Graduate bachelor's degree.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite: Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
