Purchasing Expeditor

BUILD A BETTER CAREER WITH MSC – Serving customers and our community starts with the best people doing their best work. MSC Industrial Supply Co. is a leading North American distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products and services. With more than 2 million products and over 80 years of experience across dozens of industries, we execute our "Built to Make You Better" brand promise for all stakeholders, including our associates.

Requisition  : 19087

Employment Type : Full Time

Job Category : Supply Chain

Job Grade : Non Exempt N7

Work Location : Southfield, MI

• Expedites purchase orders generated for delivery to the CFCs for past due or critical orders. Contacts suppliers to confirm receipt of open purchase orders, PO’s with no 855/856, monitors shipments in progress and updates AS/400 accordingly.
• Tracks lost or mis‑shipped purchase orders by contacting suppliers and/or UPS/freight carriers and follows up to resolve open issues.
• Analyzes open order reports and provides key issues to suppliers with larger volumes of late shipments and makes appropriate updates to the AS/400 system.
• Researches problems with backordered, promotional and critical items that are low in inventory and resolves related issues with suppliers, supply planners and/or product managers.
• Processes receiving exceptions according to established time and process guidelines.
• Reviews and processes the faxed PO confirmations received from suppliers and distributes those with errors to the appropriate supply planner and/or product manager.
• Processes vending demand requests through the MSC CAP Demand email box on a regular basis.
• Works with the CFCs and other product areas and logistics to research open issues. Works with Accounts Payable to resolve open supplier issues including credit hold. Works cross‑functionally to improve processes.
• Attends and actively participates in supplier meetings to discuss supplier‑related issues to improve efficiency.
• Maintains database integrity by purging old and outdated orders.
• Fosters the MSC culture in the department and throughout the company to ensure unity of purpose and fulfillment of MSC’s mission.
• Participates in special projects and performs additional duties as required.

• High school diploma or equivalent required. Associate’s degree in a business‑related field preferred.
• Prior business experience in purchasing or a supply chain discipline preferred.
• Data entry experience to operate standard office and purchasing software programs required.

• Time management, data collection and entry skills required.
• Computer literacy and proficiency in word processing and spreadsheet software required.
• Knowledge of general purchasing processes required.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills required.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills also required.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis. MSC is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.

Compensation starting at $17.50 per hour, depending on experience.

The salary range represented is based on similar roles in comparable industries, and the cost of labor in respective cities. Actual compensation is based on the candidate’s relevant experience, education requirements and peer pay equity. The Company reserves the right to modify the range as market conditions change.

People. Collaboration. Insight. That’s how you build something that works. Built on a foundation of trust, MSC works side by side with our customers to help them drive business results. With more than one million product offerings and 80+ years of experience across industries, MSC strives to help our customers achieve greater productivity, profitability, and growth through inventory management and other innovative supply‑chain solutions.

We care about our associates and have programs in place to help our 6,500+ team members achieve their potential.

Our associates are our top priority and investing in their well‑being is one way we execute our Built to Make You…