Purchasing Assistant

Position: Purchasing Assistant

Number of hours: 40 hours/week

Job duration: 1 month minimum

Schedule: 7:00AM-3:30PM, EST

Tasks required:

• Perform vendor research and selection to enhance profitability, reducing operating costs and boosting efficiency

• Maintain cordial working relationships with vendors and supervising vendor activities

• Sign and review purchasing agreements with vendors, monitoring their performance and renegotiating contracts

• Use quarterly and annual data to determine purchasing needs and performing inventory management

• Manage purchase orders, overseeing shipping schedules and maintaining purchase records

• Work with warehouse staff to compare deliveries with purchase orders to identify discrepancies

• Conduct ongoing market research to identify beneficial purchase agreements and potential vendors

• Other ad hoc tasks that would be assigned

Requirements:

• Proven work experience as a purchasing assistant or relevant role is required

• In-depth knowledge of purchasing functions, inventory and supply management systems

• Working knowledge of Precoro is required

• Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills

• Direct experience with spreadsheet computer applications

• Experience in the woodworking/manufacturing/construction industry is a huge advantage

• Ability to use purchasing software

• Ability to work with minimal supervision

• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills

• Proficiency in the English language, both verbal and written

• Self-disciplined and organized; able to consistently perform with limited supervision