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Job Type

Full-time

Description

The Purchasing Assistant will provide operational support to manufacturing.

This position will support manufacturing by keeping material flows consistent and cost effective.

This position will support the entire manufacturing operation ensuring they are set up for success. Will support with managing all inventory levels to ensure efficient processing and timely deliveries of customer materials. Must be nimble and able to pivot between different projects, product lines and vendors. Must be able to offer effective solutions to both vendor and customer issues as they arise. This role must have interpersonal relationship skills to be able to effectively manage requests for product from other internal business units.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead with supporting and managing an inter company product line. This encompasses everything from order entry to shipping and customer service.
• Lead and support all aspects related to incoming materials to ensure internal business unit demand is met and timely deliveries
• Responsible with all tasks related to managing the production schedule
• Collate purchase orders and purchase requisitions in order-to-order materials, goods, and supplies
• Send request for quotes and purchase orders to the suppliers
• Review inventories and create replenishment orders as required
• Interact with the suppliers on a day-to-day basis
• Review deliveries against the orders. Track on time delivery and quality vendor performance
• Track the status of any orders
• Produce and maintain all purchasing and inventory reports
• Support procurement activities including RFQ's (Request for Quote)
• Create stock orders in ERP system
• Maintain all stock and finished goods inventory levels
• Complete all inventory transfers
• Receive all materials in ERP system
• Review all incoming orders for completeness and accuracy
• Ensure all incoming orders are correctly loaded into ERP system

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.

Requirements

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 frequently works in an office environment. When present on the manufacturing floor or near moving mechanical parts. Eye and hearing protection is required.