Purchasing Associate

Purchasing Associate

Location:

St. Paul, MN (100% Onsite) Duration: 6+ Months Shift Time: 9am to 5pm Pay Range: $25/hr to $30/hr (On W2)

This role will require performing inventory, purchasing, and shipping/receiving activities for an R&D Product Development team working on software and computers. We are looking for inventory, purchasing, and shipping assistance.

• Knowledge of purchasing and inventory management in a process-oriented environment or business would translate to the activities needed for this position.
• Expertise with Excel advanced skills like pivot tables, formulas, referencing, reporting is required.
• Ideally someone familiar with computers - workstations and servers and the components that go inside a computer.
• Familiarity with barcode scanners and inventory management software would be helpful.
• Good writing and reporting skills & organized and able to deliver on-time.

• Plan, perform, and administer purchasing activities to assure that all assigned production parts and materials are delivered within required delivery, quality, compliance, and pricing perimeters.
• Conduct and document procurement activities and negotiations to support prudent buying decisions.
• Maintain ongoing interface with various departments to assure that materials purchased meet requirements at the lowest practical cost.
• Monitor open order reports.
• Take appropriate corrective action on monthly reporting factors.
• Take an active leadership role on assigned projects.
• Frequently required to develop Excel spreadsheets as a visual reporting mechanism to management.

• Associate or Bachelors degree preferred.