Description

Summary: Responsible for a variety of procurement and vendor-related duties to support the Procurement team.

Essential Job Duties

• Work at store level to purchase incoming vehicles from vendors utilizing established check in procedures 
• Ability to work alone and accomplish set goals as defined by management. 
• Facilitate communication with vendors to purchase vehicles following inspections and following set guidelines for pricing. 
• Ability to work with all types of customers and achieve set customer service levels. 
• Assume other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Not responsible for supervising employees.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications

Education & Experience (Level of education AND years of experience are required):

• High School graduate or G.E.D. equivalent required.
• 1+ years of experience in buying automotive vehicles at salvage yards.  NOT BUYING VEHICLES AT AUCTIONS.  NOT THAT TYPE OF POSITION.

Preferred Qualifications (Include qualifications that are desired but optional):

• College coursework preferred.
• Automotive background preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (Includes needed certifications, systems knowledge, job skills, characteristics, competencies, etc.):

• Great customer service skills are a must.
• Intermediate skill level in Microsoft Word & Excel.
• Frequent use of electronic mail, word processing, data entry, spreadsheets, graphics, etc. Ability to create, maintain, and incorporate functions into documents, spreadsheets, databases.
• Basic messages communicated orally. May write brief messages and keep simple records. May explain and offer guidance on routine procedures.
• Problems encountered are routine, somewhat repetitive, and generally solved by following clear directions and procedures.
• Decisions generally affect own job or assigned functional area.
• Handle multiple tasks or projects simultaneously with moderate complexity.

Essential Physical Demands/Work Environment (i.e. lifting demands, travel requirements, etc.):

• Work is primarily outdoors in the elements
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
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