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Purchasing Agent / Hourly Pay Rate of $22/hr.
Temporary Two Month Position.
Summary for purchasing agent: Reporting directly to the Purchasing Manager. The buyer coordinates activities involved with procuring goods and services with focus on storeroom spare parts and miscellaneous supplies for organization by performing the following duties.
Key responsibilities of the purchasing agent include, but are not limited to, the following:
Reviews open requisitions in ERP system.
Confers with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.
Weekly follow-up on confirmation dates and past due deliveries of all open Purchase Orders.
Selects products for purchase based on best value.
Estimates values according to knowledge of market price.
Creates and sends purchase orders and bid requests.
Maintains procurement records such as items purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, inventories, and receipt of orders.
Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action.
Seek approval of invoices for payment.
Works directly with AP to correct invoice to PO discrepancies for prompt payment to suppliers.
Works directly with AP to correct invoice to PO discrepancies for prompt payment to suppliers.
Expedites delivery of good to users.
Works with internal partners to evaluate proper stock levels for storeroom items.
Located End-of-life and obsolete material or works with maintenance or production to identify alternatives.
General Qualifications of purchasing agent:
Prefer experience in SAP, proficiency in MS Word and Excel, clear written and verbal communications, organize, write, and follow procedures in a logical/methodical manner, good time management skills, able to maintain confidential information, must possess exceptional customer service and communication skills, able to respond to, interact and collaborate with clients, vendors/suppliers and employees, attention to detail, with a high level of accuracy, self-starter, with ability to work independently and as a team member.
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Accounting software; Contract Management systems; Database software; Inventory software; Internet software; Manufacturing software; Order processing systems; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.
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