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Adecco is currently assisting one of its clients in their search for a **Buyer Associate in Newport News, VA!**

Pay rate: $18/hr

Shift availability: Monday – Friday (Hybrid)

For instant consideration for this role, click on Apply Now and don’t forget to upload your resume!

Our ideal **Buyer Associate** candidate must be able to:

• Develop and execute inventory replenishment strategies that meet the aligned business strategy.

• Manage inventory replenishment settings and makes adjustments to deliver targets end to end.

• Ensure planned orders are processing from in line with expectations.

• Own Vendor purchase orders end to end (placement, adjustments, and cancellations).

• Design, implement, and actions alerts that identify exceptional issues impacting service and/or inventory.

• Conduct replenishment data analysis to root cause current and future service failures then communicates and takes action to fix service failures.

• Collaborate cross functionally (Customer Groups, Branches, Sourcing, Demand Planning, Warehouses, etc.) to gather information, alignment and/or provide education on replenishment process.

• Serve as the first level check for inquiries about service failures and decides whether it can be resolved locally or another group needs to resolve (demand planning, strategic settings, etc.).

• Work with Fulfillment to flow the product through Ferguson warehouses by using the optimal replenishment settings without impacting customer service.

• Monitor rebalancing of assigned inventory to ensure excess inventory is optimized.

• Cancel or expedite orders as necessary to deliver service targets.

• Utilize planning software to build optimal container and/or truckload orders to suppliers.

• Analyze, report, and act on replenishment planning KPIs (Instocks, Fill Rate, Days of Inventory, Inefficient Inventory) on a regular cadence.

Education/Certification Requirements:

High School Diploma / GED required

Experience requirements for this **General Production Associate:**

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail and ownership.

• Ability to identify and solve issues using root cause analysis.

• Ability to multi-task and make data-driven decisions in a timely manner.

• Ability to organize and prioritize work.

• Ability to effectively communicate in writing and verbally.

• Ability to make sound decisions with limited direction.

• Accountable for decisions, actions and results.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.).

• Advanced skills in Excel (pivots, lookups) preferred.

• Experience working in a supply chain planning software a plus.

This role is an Hybrid role, must live in/near Newport News, VA

As a reminder, this role is being recruited for by one of our National Recruitment Teams and not your local Branch. In order to be considered, please follow the steps included upon your application. If you are interested in the **Buyer Associate role,** APPLY NOW for instant consideration!

**Pay Details:** $18.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

+ The California Fair Chance Act

+ Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

+ Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

+ San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance