PURCHASING AGENT

Custom Truck One Source•Elk Point Township, SD

11d

About The Position

Responsible for acquiring materials and documents to fulfill requests for purchases, including preparing requests for quote and handling inquiries about orders. Will serve as back up to Purchasing Manager.

Requirements

Two-Year Associates degree in Supply Chain Management, Purchasing Management, Engineering or related field and/or equivalent experience.
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records and other office procedures and terminology.
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Knowledge of principles and methods for moving goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Nice To Haves

1-3 years’ experience in Manufacturing Supply Chain, Purchasing, or related field and/or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Perform buying duties when necessary.
Prepare and create both internal/external purchase orders, nesting responsibilities, and send copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests.
Compare suppliers' bills with bids and purchase orders to verify accuracy.
Prepare, maintain, and review purchasing files, reports and price lists
Check shipments when they arrive to ensure that orders have been filled correctly and that goods meet specifications.
Compare prices, specifications, and delivery dates to determine the best bid among potential suppliers
Review requisition orders to verify accuracy, terminology, and specifications.
Determine if inventory quantities are sufficient for needs, ordering more materials when necessary.
Calculate costs of orders, and charge or forward invoices to appropriate accounts.
Maintain knowledge of all organizational and governmental rules affecting purchases, and provide information about these rules to organization staff members and to vendors
Contact suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems
Track the status of requisitions, contracts, and orders
Respond to customer and supplier inquiries about order status, changes, or cancellations.
Locate suppliers, using sources such as catalogs and the internet, and interview them to gather information about products to be ordered.
Train and supervise subordinates and other staff.
Prepare invitation-of-bid forms, and mail forms to supplier firms or distribute forms for public posting.
Monitor in-house inventory movement and complete inventory transfer forms for bookkeeping purposes.