Buyer

Sims Metal (Sims) is a global leader in metal recycling. With facilities across the globe, Sims plays an intrinsic role in the circular economy by making resources available for future use. As a responsible corporate citizen, we continuously seek new ways to broaden our participation in the environmental sector, ensuring that our future is as bright, safe, and secure as at any time in our long history.

With a promote-from-within philosophy and a variety of programs available to support continuous learning, Sims offers the opportunity for a rewarding career. We are committed to the ecologically sound and sustainable use of resources and strive to operate in a manner that minimizes waste and protects the environment.

Maintain and enhance receipts from existing suppliers and members of the public by managing the Facility’s

relationship with these suppliers.

Job Responsiblities

• Oversee customer relations and retention at the facility, including but not limited to greeting customers,

  analyzing scrap materials for purchase and authorizing overrides when appropriate. The Buyer may or

  may not be the direct supervisor of one of more of these individuals, but regardless of the reporting

  relationship, the Buyer will be responsibility for intervening as necessary to ensure that suppliers

  experience an appropriate “customer experience” at SMM.

• Assist all Commercial Managers with meeting supplier needs at the Facility, including but not limited to

  quality inspections and payments.

• Interacts with the operational personnel concerning the grading and quality of scrap delivered to the

  plant. Exercises independent judgement in approving downgrades of materials in the yard.

• Maintain full knowledge of processes and systems necessary to operate both ferrous and non-ferrous

  scales when needed.

• Field inbound commercial calls to the facility. Respond to quote calls received in less than 30 minutes,

  or as soon as reasonably possible. Ensure another person meets this requirement when not available.

  Cold call potential new suppliers and build a database to track successes of calls. Goal is to setup

  appointments and establish new accounts.

• Establish new account relationships with potential suppliers to including visiting supplier locations to examine materials, quote prices and coordinating with the transportation department to establish rates and pick up schedules. Buyers will generally transition larger long-term accounts to a Commercial Manager once the relationships are established.
• Maintain content of facility scoreboards for customer content.
• Manage resolution of customer complaints and concerns.
• Monitor NMVTIS records to verify customers are properly reporting the detitling of cars.
• Plan & implement all marketing, outreach and customer retention programs.
• Conduct supplier surveys.
• Coordinate customer appreciation events.
• Leads the implementation of the “Scrap Acceptance Policy/Agreement” at the Facility.

• Stay current on federal, state and local regulations regarding scrap metal recycling (e.g., scrap theft,

  motor vehicle laws, etc…) and coordinate the implementation of these regulations at the facility.

• Gathers appropriate information about the local market for raw material, particularly with regard to

  pricing trends, local projects and other potential availability of supply.

• Assists Commercial Managers in preparing responses to RFBs and RFPs where the materials will be

  received at the Facility.

• Produces a weekly Facility Report on the buy performance for that week relative to targets.

• Reports/Communicates with Supervisor activities and schedules to meet assigned objectives on a

  weekly basis.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); College degree in business or marketing desirable or equivalent business experience.

• 7 plus year’s experience in the scrap business or 5 years in a related field, preferably as a buyer, is

  desirable. Position requires good “people” skills. Also requires considerable contact with steel scrap

  dealers in person and by telephone to negotiate purchase of raw scrap and to assure timely deliveries.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to

successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to

enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand and use hands to finger,

handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance

and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The

employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, and/or occasionally lift move up to 30 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth

perception and ability to adjust focus.

A career with Sims provides you with the opportunity to work with an organization whose goal is to be the world’s safest and most responsible recycling company. Our people achieve this by creating a zero-harm workplace, being exemplary members of the communities in which we operate, and being responsible stewards of the environment. We also offer competitive pay and a range of attractive benefits.

At Sims together we are a diverse group of employees who are supported by our equal opportunity policy. To achieve our purpose to create a world without waste to preserve our planet, we are guided by our Principles of Purpose: Be Safe + Well, Band Together, Be Accountable + Transparent, Consistently Innovate, Inspire with Purpose, Celebrate + Have Fun.