Purchasing Assistant

CI – The Manufacturing Career HUB•Town of Lloyd, NY

3d•$20 - $23

About The Position

The Purchasing Assistant is responsible for providing administrative support to the Purchasing Department in a fast paced work environment. Full Time Monday-Thursday 7:30am-5pm and Friday 7:30am-11:30am. Benefits: Full medical, dental, vision, 401k, vacation & PTO. Pay rate: $20.00- $23.00 / Hour

Requirements

2 - 4 years of administrative or purchasing experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment or equivalent.
Experience working with MRP
Experience with inbound freight rules/regulations both domestic and international preferred
Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel
Work under minimal supervision. Must be able to work independently as well as cohesively in a team-oriented environment
Detail oriented and strong follow-up/closure.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Provide overall, general administrative support to the Purchasing group.
Responsible for tracking and confirming of Purchasing Orders.
Make changes to Purchase Orders, relative to: confirmations, due dates, pricing, quantities, etc.
Follow-up with suppliers on a routine, as needed basis, on unconfirmed orders, order status updates, and tracking information.
Update Item Master with supplier quotes.
Review Past Due Purchase Order Reports on a daily basis. Follow-up with vendors as needed. Work with Receiving and Warehouse to identify and correct missed material receipts or other errors.
Liaison with QC department to address material QC issues with vendors, and follow through with disposition of material. This can include organizing rework, replacements, or issuing credit.
Manage new tool orders with vendors, to include but not limited to; placing new orders submitted through internal requisition, liaison between the vendor and engineering during the new tool process, identify incoming FAS and create internal request for QC using Work Flow Gen, respond back to vendor with approval or rejection and the steps that follow. Ensuring compliance with tariffs and duties on parts and tooling.
Responsible for inbound overseas freight. Work with vendor and our freight forwarder to arrange for rate quotes, material pickups, mode of transit, and final delivery to Selux.
Responsible for initiating freight claims.
Responsible for placing vendor orders based on internal requisitions for parts and materials.
Work closely with other departments, to include but not limited to; Production, Shipping, Customer Service, Accounting.
Other responsibilities as required.