Purchasing Assistant

Bloodworks Northwest • Renton, WA

21h • Hybrid

About The Position

We have a new job opportunity for a Purchasing Assistant to join the Material Management team. The incumbent, under the direction of the Materials Manager, provides administrative support to Materials Management personnel to enable them to procure and control the necessary supplies, services, and equipment for the safe and timely operation of Bloodworks.

Requirements

• High school graduate or G.E.D.
• 1-2 years of experience providing administrative support to management and professional personnel.
• Must be highly organized, able to multitask, and work under pressure to meet established deadlines and service goals consistently.
• Highly customer service-oriented.
• Possess good technical writing skills.
• Outstanding telephone customer service skills.
• Ability to work under stress and handle interaction with vendors and Bloodworks employees in various departments and of varying levels of responsibility using judgment, tact, and diplomacy.
• Must be able to work effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to work independently without continuous direct supervision.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Functional proficiency with MS Office applications.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains software

Responsibilities

• Work independently, providing administrative support to the Materials Manager, Buyers, and Inventory Analyst.
• Provide advance notice of pending capital purchases to departments and assigned buyers, including all required forms and documentation.
• Maintain critical/qualified vendor electronic and hard copy files.
• Maintain hard copy general vendor files.
• Maintain departmental material data sheet (MDS) files
• Serve as the point person for assigned vendors where additional hands-on administration is required.
• Maintain records of current Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) / Vendor affiliations, as well as GPO pricing.
• Maintain Materials Management training records.
• Assist in the maintenance of computerized catalogs for departments.
• Notify appropriate departments of product recalls.
• Maintain records of recall outcomes.
• Provide data entry and assist with reconciling the month-end warehouse and department site inventories.
• Assist Buyers on behalf of the absent Buyer as required.
• Comply with all applicable Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) as written.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, with family coverage also available
• retirement plans (401a & 401b)
• consolidated paid leave program (4.8 – 6.8 weeks of time off accrued per year, based on length of service)
• subsidized transit program
• educational reimbursement
• relocation assistance bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED