Overview
Purchasing Buyer Jobs in United States at Pioneer Music Co
Title: Purchasing Buyer
Company: Pioneer Music Co
Location: United States
Position Summary
The Purchasing Buyer supports day-to-day purchasing execution across assigned business coverage, including PMC and Electronic Supply / ESKC. This role is responsible for purchase order creation and maintenance, vendor follow-up, backorder support, product availability, inventory review, cost awareness, and clear communication with internal teams. This is a tactical, growth-track position designed to support a centralized purchasing structure and build toward deeper buyer ownership over time.
Purchasing & Purchase Order Execution
· Create, review, and maintain purchase orders for assigned vendor lines, product categories, and business coverage.
· Confirm purchase orders with suppliers and verify quantities, costs, ship dates, lead times, freight terms, and delivery expectations.
· Follow up on open purchase orders, late orders, partial shipments, vendor backorders, and order discrepancies until resolved.
Inventory & Backorder Support
· Monitor assigned inventory needs, shortages, backorders, and replenishment requirements to support product availability.
· Assist with inventory review, cycle count follow-up, stock rebalance activity, obsolete inventory identification, and dead stock reduction.
· Support inventory discipline by considering turns, fill rate, customer demand, freight impact, margin, rebates, and cash flow when reviewing purchasing needs.
Vendor & Cost Management
· Communicate with vendors regarding product availability, order status, pricing, freight, payment terms, rebates, returns, and delivery issues.
· Support competitive sourcing for hard-to-find parts, alternate products, and vendor options when needed to support sales and margin.
· Escalate repeated vendor issues, cost concerns, service gaps, and product availability risks to the PMC Purchasing Manager.
Internal Communication & Business Coverage
· Support PMC and Electronic Supply / ESKC purchasing needs as assigned by the PMC Purchasing Manager.
· Communicate product, pricing, delivery, and backorder updates to Sales, Warehouse, Operations, Marketing, and other internal teams as needed.
· Use business input from PMC and Electronic Supply / ESKC teams while keeping purchasing direction, workload priority, and accountability within the Purchasing department.
Process, Documentation & Systems
· Maintain accurate purchasing documentation, order notes, vendor contacts, confirmations, and follow-up records.
· Use Sage, ERP tools, Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and purchasing reports to manage work and maintain visibility.
· Follow purchasing standard operating procedures and help identify process gaps that create delays, duplicate work, or unclear ownership.
What Success Looks Like
· Purchase orders are accurate, confirmed, and actively maintained.
· Open purchase orders, vendor backorders, and product availability issues are followed up on consistently.
· Sales and internal teams receive clear updates before product issues become larger service problems.
· Assigned inventory areas show improved visibility, cleaner follow-up, fewer avoidable stockouts, and better dead stock awareness.
· Purchasing work supports inventory turns, fill rate, margin, vendor performance, and cash discipline.
· PMC and Electronic Supply / ESKC purchasing support is handled through one consistent purchasing process.
Qualifications & Experience
· 1+ years of purchasing, inventory, distribution, vendor support, customer service, warehouse, or related business experience preferred.
· Strong follow-up discipline, attention to detail, and ability to close open loops without constant chasing.
· Comfortable communicating with vendors, sales teams, warehouse teams, and internal business partners.
· Working knowledge of purchase orders, inventory management, backorders, freight, vendor communication, or ERP systems preferred.
· Comfortable in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Outlook and Excel; experience with Sage, ERP systems, or SharePoint is helpful.
· Low-voltage, security, audio/video, networking, fire, electrical, technology, or distribution experience is helpful but not required.
· Ability to support assigned business coverage across PMC and Electronic Supply / ESKC based on department needs.
