Purchasing Agent

Red Gold Careers-Direct Hire Opportunities Available • Elwood, IN

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About The Position

The Purchasing Agent supports purchasing, sourcing, vendor relations, materials planning, packaging, and related administrative processes. The role coordinates with vendors and internal teams across facilities, Sales, and Plants to maintain material availability, accurate costs, purchase orders, and invoices.

Responsibilities also include supporting co-pack and fresh-pack activities, product launches and packaging revisions, material trials, factory outlet bulk-container needs, and changing paperwork and communications. The employee conducts monthly in-person waste and recycling stream audits, supports compliance, and recommends corrective actions when needed.

Requirements

• A four-year degree in Economics, Accounting, Business, or a related field, with at least 3 years of purchasing experience; or 5 years of purchasing experience if no degree.
• Computer proficiency.
• Good math skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong work ethic.
• Analytical ability.
• High energy level.
• Ability to remain stationary, sitting or standing, 50% of the time.
• Ability to constantly use fingers to operate a computer or other office equipment.
• Ability to walk regularly, handle and feel objects, reach with both hands and arms, visually detect and recognize at near and far distances, and communicate with others.
• Ability to occasionally crouch and lift or carry items weighing up to 25 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Accounting experience or background.

Responsibilities

• Manage vendor relations, purchasing negotiations, sourcing, and follow-up communications.
• Handle co-pack responsibilities, including planning, usage reconciliation, auditing, and compliance.
• Conduct monthly, in-person waste and recycling stream audits; communicate across organizational levels and recommend corrective actions as needed.
• Support fresh-pack preparation, pre-pack planning, fresh-pack activities, and wrap-up activities.
• Support product launches and packaging revisions, including artwork review and approval and plant support.
• Forecast material requirements, determine needs for each facility, and direct material releases through Materials Managers.
• Support special projects, including new material trials and factory outlet bulk-container support.
• Manage new and changing paperwork and communications internally among Sales, Plants, and other teams, and externally as needed.
• Prepare, coordinate, and distribute internal and external reports and information.
• Assist with maintaining standard costs, purchase orders, and invoices; support standard-cost and purchase-order accuracy and invoice approval.

Benefits

• Medical premiums as low as $20.89 per week.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employer-paid disability benefits.
• 401(k) matching up to 7%.
• Free counseling through the Employee Assistance Program.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• Additional benefits are referenced but not specified.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time