Purchasing Specialist

Cavco Industries•Nampa, ID

40d

About The Position

The Purchasing Specialist manages activities involved with procuring goods and services such as raw materials, equipment, tools, parts and supplies, and purchases all inventory to meet production requirements.

Requirements

At least five years of work experience in purchasing and/or costing
Effective time management Skills
Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task
Demonstrate a good work ethic based on principles of honesty and integrity
Experience with Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

Reviews requisitions.
Confers with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.
Selects products for purchase by testing, observing, or examining items.
Estimates values according to knowledge of market price.
Determines method of procurement such as direct purchase or bid.
Prepares purchase orders or bid requests.
Reviews bid proposals and negotiates contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority.
Maintains procurement records such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories.
Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality assurance personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action.
Approves invoices for payment.
Verifies specifications of purchase requests.
Counts inventory items to determine if material on hand is in sufficient quantity.
Prepares purchase orders and sends to supplier and department originating request.
Computes total cost of items purchased.
Confers with suppliers concerning late deliveries.
Verifies bills from suppliers with bids and purchase orders and approves bills for payment.
Expedites delivery of goods to users.
Meets production requirements on a daily basis while controlling inventory levels with various lead times.
Assists heavily with periodic plant inventory.