Purchasing Clerk

PCC Talent Acquisition Portal•Mojave, CA

About The Position

The Purchasing Clerk is responsible for managing vendor relationships, negotiating prices, and ensuring timely delivery of goods and services. This role involves maintaining accurate records, coordinating material flow, and acting as a liaison between vendors and internal departments. The clerk will also be involved in generating purchase orders, managing invoices, and contributing to process improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
Must be able to read, write, and comprehend English.
Must have experience in inventory management.
Organizational skills.
2 years of experience in a purchasing capacity.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of quick books and/or job boss preferred

Responsibilities

Requests quotes from vendors for outside processes and indirect product purchases; negotiates best price and delivery.
Drives supplier performance by tracking on-time delivery and quality of service or product.
Coordinates and expedites flow of parts between the plant and outside service vendors according to production and shipping schedules or plant priorities, and compiles and maintains manual or computerized records.
Serves as a liaison between vendors and internal departments regarding the impact of services and supplies on production and customer requirements.
Issues packing slips to outside service vendors for drop-shipments.
Reviews drop-shipment paperwork from suppliers to ensure adherence to quality requirements.
Generates purchase orders for office, safety, and production supplies and materials.
Verifies/adjusts/approves discrepancies between purchase orders and invoices.
Balances and maintains vendor consignment inventories.
Assist in the development of process improvements and cost reduction efforts.
Various projects as assigned.