Buyer

The Buyer will execute a queue of Purchasing activity which may be oriented by category, market, region, vendor or customer. This critical position aligns, modifies, and performs the procurement process from demand through final disposition and is often the primary representative of Bunzl to suppliers.

This is a M-F, day shift, onsite role in our Anaheim, CA office.

Responsibilities:

• Treat all customer issues (internal and external) with Bunzl’s core values of responsive, reliable, transparent and with humility.
• Serve as a results-oriented contributor to the market and region, absorbing key communications and translating them into deliverables to capture competitive advantage on a vendor, item, and category level.
• Communicate effectively with peers and finding new solutions across replenishment purchasing, operations, and inventory control.
• Deliver the budgeted metrics and objectives of the assigned purchasing queue, ensuring that all actions are in sync with plan defined by local leadership. Metrics may include, but are not limited to: Buyer productivity – volume, value, turns, and overstock. Adherence to category management guidelines or demand plans that ensure preferred vendor relationships and products are core to every buying decision. Inventory balance granular to ordering characteristics and aged profile. Maintain vender relationships including service level and On Time and In Full (OTIF). Identification and capture of opportunities for one-time PBIT improvements.
• Directly and routinely negotiate will all levels of supplier contacts including key challenges in price, availability, lead time, and freight.
• Be open to learning, coachable, and willing to volunteer to test new approaches.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED required, Bachelor's degree preferred.
• + years of purchasing experience preferred.
• Comfortable working in office full time.
• Basic analytical skills with the ability to use Microsoft Excel to drive decisions and communicate key performance trends.
• Understand the basics of negotiations and can pursue a predefined result.
• Ability to respond to multiple needs and priorities through open, professional communication.
• Familiarity with ERP systems and/or basic ordering principles.
• Experience in one of the following: demand planning, purchasing, freight, or warehousing.
• Experience with e-mail such as Outlook and other Microsoft Office products ( Word, PowerPoint).

Bunzl Anaheim, CA salary range: $,-, based on experience, education and geographic location.

The perks of being a Bunzl team member don’t stop at being part of a great team or being valued as our asset. We offer a full range of benefits to help our employees take care of themselves and their families today, tomorrow and for the future.

• Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits effective the st day of the month after days - Minimum hours per week
• Paid Time Off - Vacation, Sick, Holidays and Personal Time
• K with generous company match
• Additional benefit information can be found on the Bunzl Careers home page under Benefits and Perks.

Bunzl is a global leader in the Cleaning & Hygiene, Food Processing, Grocery, Health Care, Non-Food Retail, and Safety industries. We have grown both organically and through acquisitions to sales in excess of $ billion. Bunzl North America is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Bunzl North America owns and operates more than warehouses and serves all states, Puerto Rico, Canada and parts of the Caribbean and Mexico. With more than , employees and , plus supplies, Bunzl is regarded as a leading supplier in North America.

Bunzl Distribution offers competitive salaries, a comfortable work environment, and a full range of benefits including a k with a company match.

Bunzl Distribution has a tradition of commitment to equal employment opportunity. It is the established policy to attract and retain the best qualified people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status as provided by law.