Buyer
The Buyer role supports the full purchasing lifecycle by managing procurement requests, ensuring compliance with purchasing policies, and providing excellent customer service to end users. This position involves collaborating with internal departments and suppliers to optimize expenditures, maintaining accurate purchasing records, and using ERP systems to track procurement activities. It offers career growth opportunities into higher-level procurement or strategic sourcing roles within a hybrid work environment.
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Position Summary
Confidential Client is hiring an entry-level Buyer in Baltimore, MD. This contract-to-hire role supports the full purchasing lifecycle, serves as the primary point of contact for internal customers, processes procurement requests, and helps ensure compliance with purchasing policies. The role offers hands-on experience with ERP systems, vendor coordination, and opportunities to grow into strategic sourcing or procurement roles.
What You’ll Do
- Serve as a customer service representative for end users on purchasing questions and basic procurement issues.
- Act as the first point of contact for requisitioning and procurement system questions.
- Review procurement requests for clarity, accuracy, and completeness.
- Promote compliance with preferred contracts, policies, and purchasing procedures.
- Advise and train internal stakeholders and suppliers on purchasing policies and system usage.
- Maintain accurate purchasing records and inventory-related data.
- Collect and analyze price data to support procurement decisions.
- Monitor purchase orders and receipts to ensure accurate processing and timely closeout.
- Collaborate with Accounts Payable and other departments to resolve delivery, payment, and quality issues.
- Configure and maintain online goods and services catalogs.
- Use ERP and related systems to enter, track, and manage purchasing and inventory data.
- Recommend improvements to policies and procedures and perform other duties to support the procurement function.
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED.
- 1+ years of experience in a purchasing or closely related role.
- Foundational knowledge of purchasing processes, including requisitions and purchase orders.
- Experience using ERP systems for purchasing or supply chain activities.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel for data entry and basic analysis.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree preferred; education may substitute for experience per stated equivalency.
- Experience with Workday, Oracle, or similar enterprise systems.
- Prior hands-on purchasing or buying experience in a structured procurement environment.
- Experience with vendor management, negotiation, and maintaining online catalogs.
- Demonstrated ability to train or guide others on purchasing systems and procedures.
- Interest in developing a career in procurement and strategic sourcing.
Work Environment & Schedule
- Hybrid position based in Baltimore, MD with a typical Monday through Friday schedule, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- After training, the standard schedule is two days in the office and three days remote per week.
- This is a contract-to-hire role.
Compensation & Benefits
- Pay range: $20.00 - $24.00 per hour. Actual pay will depend on experience and job-related factors.
- If eligible, benefits for this temporary role may include medical, dental, and vision; 401(k); life insurance options; short and long-term disability; HSA; transportation benefits; employee assistance program; and time off policies. Benefits are subject to eligibility and change.
About the Confidential Client
Confidential Client delivers enterprise-level procurement and administrative services across multiple sectors. This role will join a procurement team committed to process compliance, supplier partnership, and continuous improvement.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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