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What is it like working as a Buyer?
April 2016
Buyer:
Build Relationships to allow you to develop better deals and partnerships. Big wins can happen, but the repetitive small wins is what pushes you about target typically.
April 2016
Technical Buyer.
Buyer:
Pros: Various tasks along the supply chain, international environment.
Cons: Stress, mostly dealing with problem-solving.
March 2016
I hit the ground running every day. High stress.
Buyer:
Plan your day and start with priority issues first.
March 2016
The job is great the environment, not so much.
Buyer:
Pros: I like how independently I get to work and how I am the one in charge of certain vendors. I like being able to get to the bottom of certain issues and negotiating with the vendors. It makes me feel good being able to stay on top of things and such.
Cons: I hate my bosses. I feel as though I am not valued. I feel my pay should reflect how much I do and I don't think my represents me correctly.
March 2016
Buyer Planner Fremont, CA.
Buyer:
Pros: Analyzing data and troubleshooting.
Cons: The low pay.
February 2016
Good opportunities, but challenges from management.
Buyer:
Pros: Holiday is a huge nationwide company that provides a lot of opportunity to work on interesting projects. Having grown so fast in the last 10 years, there are a lot of areas that are ripe for improvement. For the most part, people are friendly and cooperative, but this also depends heavily on which department you work in.
Cons: Holiday is owned by Fortress Investment Group, a Manhattan hedge fund. The emphasis from Fortress is on optimizing cost in the next 12 months. Projects that address long-term cost are not considered. Management is promoted based on their connections to the c-suite, instead of experience and talent. This creates a lot of low-qualified micromanagers who work in lockstep with upper management. VPs and C-levels have some of the worst, least successful ideas in the company, yet they are rewarded with lofty paychecks and a multitude of perks. Lower level employees are severely underpaid and morale is low.
February 2016
My payscale.
Buyer:
Try for tech field rather than tech comm field.
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