Buyer

Looking to build your career in an exciting industry and a growing world class organization? Come see why so many of our team members recommend us to their friends!

Who are we?

Target Specialty Products is proud to be a leading wholesale distributor of specialty agricultural chemicals, application equipment, products, supplies, services and education. Target serves the entire United States from 43 conveniently located branch locations and provides products and services to the following industries, in both the private and public sector: structural pest control, landscape construction and maintenance, golf course maintenance and turfgrass maintenance, production nursery, industrial vegetation management, aquatic, forestry and vector control.

Responsibilities

What do our Buyers do?

This position will be responsible to monitor and manage purchasing related functions as it relates to "Pest" and "Turf" products and supplies. Will assist and coordinate purchasing assigned duties with the Turf Purchasing Manager and the Pest Purchasing Manager in various purchasing related functions. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Place purchase orders with vendors and follow up with the warehouse locations


• Maintain Purchasing e-mail queue


• Assist purchasing managers with inventory and pricing discrepancies


• Help maintain vendor contracts in the system, i.e., new vendor pricing


• Assist with special projects; including, but not limited to:


• Provide pricing (quote) assistance to the Sales Service Managers and Sales Reps


• System data clean up


• Evaluate and update SKU descriptions


• Generate inventory related reports


• Generate direct ship POs for all turf and pest


• New SKU set up for turf and pest


• Purchase pest and turf products


• Procuring necessary stocking levels for each branch via direct vendor buy or intra company branch transfer

What do you need?

• High school diploma or GED, college preferred


• One year accounting and/or purchasing experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.


• Outgoing, Energetic and Persistent


• Relationship/Consultative Selling


• Trustworthy and able to work independently with minimal supervision


• Professional Appearance & Demeanor: Business Casual Attire


• Comfortable speaking with and presenting to individuals and small groups


• Proficient Computer Skills: Internet, email, contact management software and smart phone operation


• Excellent verbal and written communication


• Must pass pre-employment background screen and drug test

Why Choose Target Specialty Products?

A career with Target is exactly that - a professional trajectory filled with opportunity. We pride ourselves on being a world class team that rewards high performance. We offer competitive pay on a bi-weekly pay schedule and many of our roles offer incentives based on performance and providing exceptional customer experience.

Below you'll find information about some of what Target Specialty Products has to offer. All Full-Time Colleagues qualify for the following and Part-Time Colleagues qualify for most benefits when they meet certain criteria.

• Professional and Personal Growth:
  
  
  • Robust Paid Training & Professional Development Path
  
  
  • Opportunity to grow - We love to promote from within!
  
  
  • Fantastic Tuition Reimbursement benefits & Scholarship Programs (for FT Colleagues)
  
  
  
  


• Wellness:
  
  
  • Excellent Health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
  
  
  • Access to Flexible Spending Accounts for Health-careor Dependent Care Expenses
  
  
  • Outstanding Company-Paid Short Term Disability
  
  
  • Access to Long-Term Disability Insurance
  
  
  • Wellness Reimbursement Program
  
  
  • Employee Assistance Program that offers services such as free counseling services, will preparation, discounts to health clubs, and other benefits
  
  
  • Company-paid sick time
  
  
  
  


• Savings & Retirement:
  
  
  • 401(k) retirement plan with highly-competitive company-matching contributions
  
  
  • Holiday Savings Club option with company-matching funds
  
  
  • Employee Discounts (includes many offerings, including cellular/mobile service, health clubs, and more)
  
  
  
  


• Work-Life Balance:
  
  
  • Vacation Days & sick days
  
  
  • Company-Paid Holidays & Floating Holidays
  
  
  
  

We are looking for individuals who want to make a difference where our customers live and work. Is that you?

Qualifications

Target Specialty Producsts is an equal opportunity employer witha commitment to equality in every aspect of employment.As we expand, we are focused on building a foundation of diverse talent and equality in all areas of our workforce. All qualified applicants receive equal consideration, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, veteran status, or disability.

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  Spanish Version- Revised November 2009

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