Purchasing Assistant

As a Purchasing Assistant your primary responsibility will be to support the purchasing team in procuring goods and services essential for our operations. This is a full-time, hourly position, located in the office only, from 8:30 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday.

• Assist in coordinating with suppliers, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring timely delivery of orders
• Assist in processing Purchase Orders and S-Dispo
• Understanding all purchasing functions such as TORG, PORG, Item maintenance, Pricing updates and other functions as needed.
• Assist in conducting research as needed on both new and current items for the purchasing department
• Assist Purchasing Department with database and ERP duties related to inventory and SKU maintenance and new items.
• Assist Purchasing Manager with general purchasing tasks such as stock/special order purchasing and expediting orders
• Assist maintaining daily reports such as price change spreadsheet, open PO report, and other important data.
• Assist in performing vendor research and ongoing market research to identify beneficial purchase agreements and potential vendors.
• Act as a liaison to facilitate communication and collaboration between departments and teams.
• Price Confirming all Purchase Orders for the department.
• Assist department in rectifying inventory discrepancies.

• Must have at least 1 year of purchasing experience.
• Must have at least 2 years of Microsoft Office experience.
• Ability to work in a team environment and communicate across various departments within the company.
• Ability to work under pressure and under tight deadlines.
• Be able to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Highly organized, trustworthy, reliable, and dependable.
• Be able to prioritize tasks in an appropriate manner based on urgency and importance.
• Able to communicate quickly and effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to sit at a desk for an extended period of time.
• Read, write, and verbally communicate in English.
• Work overtime when needed.
• Must be able to solve problems.
• Must have strong interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to work with interruptions.