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Sr Buyer

Sims Metal (Sims) is a global leader in metal recycling. With facilities across the globe, Sims plays an intrinsic role in the circular economy by making resources available for future use. As a responsible corporate citizen, we continuously seek new ways to broaden our participation in the environmental sector, ensuring that our future is as bright, safe, and secure as at any time in our long history.

Works with new and existing medium to high volume customers/vendors within a medium sized territory or within dual or multiple market segments to source material in line with budgeted buy price. Key responsibilities include procuring and pricing ferrous and/or non-ferrous materials within guidelines for new and existing medium to high volume accounts, generating new leads via internet and other research, maintaining business relationships with new and existing medium to high volume accounts, reviewing and accurately identifying ferrous and non-ferrous material and providing pricing in line with company pricing requirements, ensuring that purchased materials conform to specifications, investigating and resolving vendor complaints, completing and submitting monthly reports in a timely and accurate manner, demonstrating personal responsibility for all Safety, Health, Environment, Community, and Sustainability (SHECS) policies, procedures, and initiatives, supporting diversity and inclusion, positive employee relations, and teamwork, supporting measures designed to effectively manage costs and adherence to budgetary requirements, supporting continuous improvement initiatives and quality requirements, complying with all Company policies, procedures, and initiatives relevant to the job, and supporting training and performance-management initiatives.

Qualifications include an associate degree, advanced diploma or level 4 award, certificate or diploma or an equivalent combination of education and experience, knowledge of the any applicable regulations governing the buying or selling process, knowledge and understanding of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal as well as processing & logistics techniques, proven customer service skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to build and maintain excellent working relationships with customers, negotiation skills and the ability to close the deal, numerical skills including the ability to work to budget within required deadlines and report on outcomes, attention to detail, self-starter with the ability to work autonomously with limited direction, computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite, excellent time management and planning skills and ability to prioritize tasks, resilience, safety frontline supervisors & professionals, accept & expect accountability frontline supervisors & professionals, inspire with passion frontline supervisors & professionals, band together frontline supervisors & professionals, consistently innovate frontline supervisors & professionals, planning & project management frontline supervisors & professionals, business & job knowledge frontline supervisors & professionals.

A career with Sims provides you with the opportunity to work with an organization whose goal is to be the world's safest and most responsible recycling company. Our people achieve this by creating a zero-harm workplace, being exemplary members of the communities in which we operate, and being responsible stewards of the environment. We also offer competitive pay and a range of attractive benefits. Sims is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value the diversity of all of our employees and are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone can contribute, advance on merit, and realize their full potential. Sims does not discriminate with regard to race, sex, religion, color, national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, housing status, source of income, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to any employment decision, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Qualified applicants with a disability in need of a reasonable accommodation may request such without fear of reprisal or discrimination. To achieve our purpose to create a world without waste to preserve our planet, we are guided by our Principles of Purpose: Be Safe + Well, Band Together, Be Accountable + Transparent, Consistently Innovate, Inspire with Purpose, Celebrate + Have Fun.