Purchasing Assistant

As a Purchasing Assistant your primary responsibility will be to support the purchasing team in procuring goods and services essential for our operations. This is a full-time, hourly position, located in the office only, from 8:30 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday.

Job Responsibilities:

· Assist in coordinating with suppliers, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring timely delivery of orders

· Assist in processing Purchase Orders and S-Dispo

· Understanding all purchasing functions such as TORG, PORG, Item maintenance, Pricing updates and other functions as needed.

· Assist in conducting research as needed on both new and current items for the purchasing department

· Assist Purchasing Department with database and ERP duties related to inventory and SKU maintenance and new items.

· Assist Purchasing Manager with general purchasing tasks such as stock/special order purchasing and expediting orders

· Assist maintaining daily reports such as price change spreadsheet, open PO report, and other important data.

· Assist in performing vendor research and ongoing market research to identify beneficial purchase agreements and potential vendors.

· Act as a liaison to facilitate communication and collaboration between departments and teams.

· Price Confirming all Purchase Orders for the department.

· Assist department in rectifying inventory discrepancies.

Requirements & Competencies:

· Must have at least 1 year of purchasing experience.

· Must have at least 2 years of Microsoft Office experience.

· Ability to work in a team environment and communicate across various departments within the company.

· Ability to work under pressure and under tight deadlines.

· Be able to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.

· Highly organized, trustworthy, reliable, and dependable.

· Be able to prioritize tasks in an appropriate manner based on urgency and importance.

· Able to communicate quickly and effectively both verbally and in writing.

· Ability to sit at a desk for an extended period of time.

· Read, write, and verbally communicate in English.

· Work overtime when needed.

· Must be able to solve problems.

· Must have strong interpersonal skills.

· Must be able to work with interruptions.