Commodities purchaser - (St Peters, MO)

Job assignments/Responsibilities Develop list of potential customers by studying business and telephone directories, consulting business associates, and observing establishment while through sales territory. Review orders for ideas to expanded services available to present customers. Writes orders and schedules initiation of services Communicates directly with the account payable department to problem solve invoice discrepancies. Actively seeks potential customers and executing new business while maintaining gross margins Coordinates with the supply chain to control inventory Placing and maintaining complaint purchase orders Creating reports, expediting purchase orders and reporting to internal customers. Keep current on industry-wide pricing trends, technological innovations, and overall market conditions through research and effective supplier interaction.