Purchasing Staff
JOB DESCRIPTION | PURCHASING OFFICER
Basic Qualifications:
- Experience with inventory management
- Must have good oral and written communication skills
- Must be able to read, write, and follow instructions in English
- Strong initiative, ability to anticipate issues proactively
- Ability to succeed in a fast-paced environment
- Proven track record of reliability and responsibility
- Detail oriented with strong organizational and administrative skills
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Negotiate and recommend execution of contracts for the purchase of supplies, services and equipment;
- Inventory control
- Receive material and reconcile with purchase orders
- Ensure equipment is properly labeled prior to distribution
- Assists in rectifying inventory inaccuracies
- Works closely with staff to make suggestions on continual improvement efforts to ensure greater inventory accuracy and waste reduction
- Prepares and requests quotes form given specifications
- Create, Place and track purchase orders
- Collects and reviews confirmations, manages key data for raw material purchase orders
- Tracks incoming purchase orders daily to ensure timely delivery and distributes communication to key operations staff
- Maintains vendor metrics files and contract logs
- Prepares invoice packages for Accounts Payable
Job Type: Full-time
Required education:
- Bachelor’s
Required experience:
- Purchasing: 1 year