Buyer/ Merchandise Buyer - (Jacksonville, FL)

Fortune 500 manufacturing giant looking for Buyer who will be responsible for assigned commodities to meet the qualifications including achieving lowest possible cost for material, balanced against optimum quality and schedule needs. Required responsibilities: ? Evaluate current and anticipated qualifications, determine potential sources, obtain bids, and plan programs to meet business needs. ? Work with sourcing team, supporting sourcing activities, including supplier qualification, supplier evaluation and corrective action follow-up. ? Communicate with global sourcing team for global project and liaise with P&L sourcing team. ? Coordinate Central sourcing activities to accomplish business initiatives. Education & background: ? High-school certificate or equivalent ? five years work background in the assigned commodity, supply chain or purchasing ? Solid communication and issue solving skills Needs: ? Must have recent ERP background - prefer SAP ? 2+ years of background