Purchasing Agent

POCKET NURSE • Farmington Hills, MI

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

DiaMedical USA is a fast-growing medical equipment distributor looking to hire a Purchasing Agent in our Farmington Hills, MI office. At DiaMedical USA, our mission is to improve quality healthcare by acting as a turnkey solution for healthcare facilities and educational institutions, allowing clinicians and instructors to prioritize patient care. As one of the largest healthcare and education equipment providers in the country, we achieve our mission by simplifying the purchasing process and operating as a single source supplier of over 1,500 healthcare and instructional manufacturers. The Purchasing Agent is responsible for providing support to the Purchasing department through performing daily purchasing activities in compliance with mandated requirements. The focus of this job is producing high quality, detailed work based on established standards and procedures. Precise, consistent work output is essential, requiring patience and willingness to handle and complete one task at a time. The job environment promotes steady, methodical work output so duties can be done on time and error-free.

Requirements

• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite including advanced competency with Excel.
• Basic knowledge of purchasing policies, procedures and processes.
• Experience operating standard office equipment including using relevant software applications and preparing and maintaining accurate records.
• Effective interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills including ability to collaborate with various levels of the organization.
• Experience working with detailed information and data.
• Ability to adapt to changing work priorities and meeting deadlines and schedules.
• Minimum Associate's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or a related field and 3 years of relevant experience, or the equivalent of 5 years combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and monitors purchase orders for assigned products ensuring compliance with contract terms, supplier order confirmations match purchase orders in both quantity and price and assists the Accounting department in reconciling discrepancies between PO and vendor invoice.
• Reviews open orders to ensure that all orders are processed through the ERP system as expected.
• Monitors expected ship dates for stock and drop ship products to forecast sales.
• Sources alternative products and/or suppliers for substitutions for long-term back order or unavailable items from current vendors.
• Reviews vendor pricing lists for unusual price increases using vendor item number and cross referencing to item SKU, ensuring units of measures are correct and preparing files to send to Master Data for entry into ERP system.
• Works with customer service/support to ensure all necessary documentation from the customer is accurate and complete to relay that information to suppliers on purchase orders.
• Gathers data for vendor performance using such metrics as on-time shipments, complete shipments, trailing twelve month spend, product margin analyses.
• Assists with timely and accurate drop ship order processing and helps to maintain the vendor/customer connection for drop shipments.
• Conducts research on vendors and products to provide information as directed by the Purchasing and Customer Service Manager.

Benefits

• Competitive wages.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage options.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions.
• Paid time off, personal time, paid holidays, and hybrid onsite/remote work schedule.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Voluntary life, disability, accident, and critical illness insurance options.
• On-site fitness center.
• Casual dress code.
• The opportunity to make a difference in the ever-growing healthcare field.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees