Purchasing Agent

Job Description

Job Description

$31.00 / hour

1st Shift

Contract to Permanent Placement

Purchasing Agent

Receive and interpret request for quotes from our regional sales team. Utilize product knowledge and provided tools to estimate cost and lead time for the quoted part(s). Communicate with the Sales and Marketing department on the completed quote. Ensure this quoted information is properly recorded and passed to our operational procurement team. Provide high level of service to sales and marketing department by ensuring quick turnarounds on RFQ task.

• Processes purchase requests (depending on thresholds), adds necessary information (e.g. Commodity Code (ESN), INCOTERMS).
• Analyzes material availability, manages purchase orders incl. tracking; checking of content, to ensure cost-efficient and on time supply of materials according to demand.
• Takes care of compliance with Procurement rules  and usage of contract partners based on click4suppliers easy and forward procurement list (FPL) to ensure the usage of competitive Terms & Conditions and by that obtaining highest feasible contribution to net income (CNI).
• May maintain and update supplier master data (if mandated) in coordination with Regional Procurement in SAP; archive documents according to local regulations to keep the database always accurate and up to date.
• May generate savings to contribute to the success of the business and make results transparent.
• Actively contributes to cooperation with all other parties involved passing on all relevant information to improve the flow of material and value through the supply chain.
• Forwards systematically all relevant Procurement related project information (e.g. updated contractual conditions, Supplier Management data) to keep all project participants up to date.