Purchasing Coordinator

Bargreen Ellingson•Tacoma, WA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Bargreen Ellingson is looking for a reliable and detail-oriented Purchasing Coordinator to join our team! The Purchasing Coordinator helps identify needs, presents and answers questions about our products and services, and recommends solutions. A positive attitude and a desire to promptly resolve potential issues will make you successful in this role.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent experience required.
Basic Math Skills.
Ability to work in a high volume fast paced environment and still provide a high level of customer service.
Understanding of the retail sales process.
Familiarity with consumer behavior principles.
Knowledge of inventory stocking procedures.
Beginning to intermediate computer skills and ability to utilize all business systems with proficiency; comfortable use of Excel preferred.
High level of attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to pass pre-employment screenings, which includes a background check and drug screening.

Nice To Haves

2+ years in procurement or purchasing is preferred.
Understands accounting fundamentals such as payables, receivables, and GL Coding is helpful, but not required.

Responsibilities

Item maintenance in internal databases of over 25,000 items including price and description updates
Manage orders for vendors ensuring correct shipping method, shipping address, and correct price on purchase orders
Factory liaison
Manage stock amount, safety stock amount and re-order amounts
Use order acknowledgements to check prices and shipping on orders
Freight claims on orders with missing parts or damages
Monitor orders for estimated time of delivery and correctness
Reduce fees by analyzing orders and combining orders
Manage dead, over or under stock by analyzing inventory velocity
Keep updated vendor files
Manage stocking agreements for various items and factories
Perform all duties in a safe and responsible manner, following all safety rules.
Inform manager of any potentially hazardous conditions.
Perform other responsibilities as directed.