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Primary Office Location:626 Washington Place. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 15219.Join our team. Make a difference - for us and for your future.nPosition Title: Purchasing BuyerBusiness Unit: OperationsReports to: Director of PurchasingPosition Overview:This position is primarily responsible for assisting in the development of strategies, processes and plans to increase the overall efficiency of purchasing practices. The incumbent negotiates price, terms and delivery with suppliers to assure the lowest overall evaluated cost, awards and expedites order placements, monitors supplier deliveries, verifies receipts and Accounts Payable discrepancies all while in compliance with federal, state and local regulations and within corporate guidelines and policies.Primary Responsibilities:Reviews purchase requisitions to ensure clarity, accuracy and completeness. Provides purchasing support to all Business Units and/or functional areas to ensure Procurement interests are represented. Develops and presents Purchasing activity reports to the Director of Purchasing and to cross-functional teams.Lead cross-functional teams and business units on commodity projects, implementations and cost saving initiatives across the FNB footprint. May be required to lead improvement projects throughout the supply chain.Negotiates with suppliers for goods and services by coordinating the creation of specifications and soliciting competitive quotations and RFP's. Monitors commodity-impacting market trends to establish insight for strategy development, execution and risk mitigation.Develop and execute overall commodity strategy including performing cost analysis on current commodity spend to identify projects for cost reductions and to identify where changes in technology or business requirements may dramatically reduce procurement costs that creates the best value for the company.Assists the Director of Purchasing in ensuring compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and all other compliance-related obligations of the purchasing function. Performs other related duties and projects as assigned.All employees have the responsibility and the accountability to serve as risk managers for their businesses by understanding, reporting, responding to, managing and monitoring the risk they encounter daily as required by F.N.B. Corporation’s risk management program.F.N.B. Corporation is committed to achieving superior levels of compliance by adhering to regulatory laws and guidelines. Compliance with regulatory laws and company procedures is a required component of all position descriptions.Minimum Level of Education Required to Perform the Primary Responsibilities of this Position:BA or BSMinimum # of Years of Job Related Experience Required to Perform the Primary Responsibilities of this Position:5Skills Required to Perform the Primary Responsibilities of this Position:Excellent management skills Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal Excellent organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills Excellent project management skills Ability to use a personal computer and job-related software MS Word - Intermediate Level MS Excel - Intermediate Level MS PowerPoint - Basic Level Knowledge of Business Concepts and Principles, Procurement processes, Strategic supplier management and Supply chain programs (Consignment, JIT, VMI) required.Licensures/Certifications Required to Perform the Primary Responsibilities of this Position:N/A Physical Requirements or Work Conditions Beyond Traditional Office Work:N/A Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO):It is the policy of F.N.B. Corporation (FNB) and its affiliates not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other category protected by law. It is also the policy of FNB and its affiliates to employ and advance in employment all persons regardless of their status as individuals with disabilities or veterans, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. FNB provides all applicants and employees a discrimination and harassment free workplace.FNB will not provide sponsorship for employment-based visas for this position; only candidates who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. will be considered.SummaryLocation: Pittsburgh, PAType: Full time

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