Purchasing Manager

Auxo Medical•Richmond, VA

5d•$22 - $26•Onsite

About The Position

As the Purchasing Manger you will lead the purchasing department and assist with requests for parts, supplies, services, and equipment, as well as maintain minimum stock levels, manage inventory, fulfill parts sales orders, and provides administrative support. A high attention to detail, high degree of accuracy, solid organizational skills and professionalism are crucial factors in daily administration of this position. Must be able to work independently, with little or no supervision. Prioritization with a sense of urgency is essential.  Opportunity for advancement for motivated individuals.

Requirements

Interpersonal/Communications Skills: The Purchasing Manger must be a strong communicator who works effectively with a wide variety of people which include customers, other Auxo Medical staff, vendors and company management.
Computer Skills: The Purchasing Manager must have a strong aptitude for the use of computers to document and analyze all product-related activities in various databases.
Basic accounting skills: You must have a basic understanding of typical accounting entries and movements. You should have experience with journal entries, debits, credits, and transactions to handle purchasing and distribution of parst and equipment.
Organizational/Planning Skills: The Purchasing Manager must possess strong planning and organizational skills in order to effectively manage product ordering in a cost effective but timely manner.
Attention to detail, efficiency of operation, and the ability to follow up and track details are crucial to the level of performance required in this job.
General Characteristics: The Purchasing Man a ger must be dependable and responsible and must be careful and attentive to detail as well as works both independently and within a team environment. The candidate should display expense and cost control in decision making and have an extremely strong attendance record is a critical requirement of this position.
Required High School Diploma.
Required minimum of 2 years of purchasing/procurement experience.
Required proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
Requires the ability to work eight or more hours per day in the confined quarters of an office.
Also requires the ability to read plans, bend, stoop, reach, lift, and move and/or carry items less than 50 pounds.
Office work requires sitting at a computer monitor for extended periods of time, completing paperwork and to receive/return phone messages.
Standing is required for various activities.

Nice To Haves

Prefer experience in manufacturing or health care industries.
Prefer SalesForce Experience

Responsibilities

Manage the purchasing department : Ensure timely and accurate ordering of parts and equipment.
Identify improved sources for parts, as well as developing relationships with companies to produce fabricated parts for production.
Work with the manufacturing and biomedical departments to manage shipping priorities.
Communicate with multiple departments to determine purchasing requirements and priorities.
Accurately read and analyze sales history, inventory status, then turn that information in to actionable purchase order.
Track the status of all purchase orders.
Maintain a current list of expected arrival dates for all purchase orders which have been placed.
Disseminate expected arrival information to the appropriate sales and operations personnel.
Work with Auxo Medical's staff, as well as our vendors to resolve discrepancies that include invoicing errors, delivery issues, backorders, inconsistencies, freight claims, etc.
Ensure that the inventory count and the inventory value in the accounting software match actual conditions.
Implement periodic cycle counts and plan and implement the annual physical inventory count.
Manage minimum stock levels per Auxo's guidelines.
E nsuring proper inventory storage and tracking.
Create and maintain a supplier score card program to ensure our suppliers are reaching our expectations and communicate the results to the suppliers for improvement actions if required.
Backup phone queues during high volume call periods or when the administrative assistant is out of the office.
Perform backup of administrative duties performed by other inside administrative position such as needed.