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Purchasing Assistant

The Chefs’ Warehouse

Mattapoisett, Massachusetts

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$25–$27
LOCATION
Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
POSTED
30+ days ago
In-Office Position

Position Summary: The Purchasing Assistant provides office support to the Purchasing Department with a variety of clerical activities and related tasks. Initiates, prepares, processes, and verifies purchase orders following established guidelines to purchase materials and goods by required delivery dates. Inputs transactions and administers a purchasing and contracts system or database. Interacts with suppliers to obtain favorable pricing terms, product specifications, monitor availability, and optimize savings. Expedites delayed orders and resolves issues with changes, returns, replacements, and credit arrangements. Coordinates with internal teams to ensure that procurement needs are met promptly and efficiently. Requires a high school diploma.

What you’ll do:
  • Level: Administrative/transactional support
  • Focus: Executing purchase orders and maintaining systems, and daily vendor management, and minor product sourcing
  • Work Type: Routine, process-driven tasks, and assists with bidding and price evaluation of orders
  • Decision-Making: Limited; follows established guidelines
  • Supplier Interaction: Basic (order follow-ups, issue resolution, minor bids)
  • Experience: 0–3 years

About you:
  • High School Diploma or G.E.D required.
  • Experience: 0–3 years

About the Company

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The Chefs’ Warehouse

The Chefs' Warehouse is a specialty food distributor that began sourcing products for high-end chefs over 30 years ago. With locations in New York City, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Portland and Miami, The Chefs' Warehouse serves the finest restaurants, country clubs, hotels, caterers, culinary schools and specialty food stores around the country. Its product portfolio includes over 11,500 items and consists of imported and domestic specialty food products, such as artisan charcuterie, specialty cheeses, oils and vinegars, hormone-free protein, truffles, caviar and chocolate.

COMPANY SIZE
5,000 to 9,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Food and Beverage Production
FOUNDED
1985
WEBSITE
https://www.chefswarehouse.com/