Purchasing & Expediting Associate Entry Level

Job Summary

The Purchasing & Expediting Associate will be responsible for expediting overdue purchase orders to ensure proper and timely communication with our customers and employees regarding the delivery of material.

• Establish strong working relationships with purchasing team members to ensure that delivery delays are communicated and/or rectified in order for backorders to arrive as soon as possible.
• Daily review of open purchase orders that are past due “overdue report”; contact vendors and update purchase order tickets in Eclipse, NEFCO’s Enterprise Resource Planning system;
• Expedite overdue report:
  All purchase orders that are past the due date that purchasing expected to be received show up on an overdue report;
• Maintain shipping notes on purchase orders noting any shipments that have been made, update tracking information and revise the expected due date based on the tracking information received or by estimating transit time if you are told when a shipment is pending;
• Multitask between e-mailing out expedite requests, working with on-line information provided from vendor websites and updating advanced shipping notices received via e-mail;
• Aid in reviewing the “ Review backorder queue” as time allows

• Demonstrate strong ability to work in fast pace, high pressure environment.
• Excellent computer skills and capability to adeptly operate NEFCO’s Enterprise Resource Planning, Eclipse, as well as the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Maintains excellent regular attendance, punctuality at work to ensure a high-quality and timely response for customers.
• Must perform work accurately and with a sense of urgency and integrity while paying strict attention to detail.

• Degree is preferred (although industry experience may be considered in lieu of degree)
• 1-2 years of work experience (preferably in construction supply sales)