Senior Purchasing Assistant

Toyota Tsusho America•Georgetown, KY

About The Position

The Senior Purchasing Assistant manages day-to-day purchasing support for assigned categories, plants, or business units. The role handles RFQ events, vendor onboarding, sourcing lists and data, purchasing documentation, and reporting. It prepares comprehensive RFQs and bid tabs, compares quotes, and makes recommendations within established guidelines. The position also serves as a system super-user, mentors junior staff, drives process improvements, and resolves issues outside routine guidelines, escalating high-risk matters to buyers or management. The work is varied and may be somewhat difficult, with limited responsibility for final decisions. It requires applying fundamental concepts and procedures as well as originality or ingenuity.

Requirements

4–6+ years of progressive purchasing or procurement operations experience, including complex, blanket, or service purchase orders and vendor escalations.
Proven ERP or e-procurement super-user experience.
Demonstrated reporting and analytics capability.
Associate degree in Supply Chain or a related field required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Create and issue RFQs daily.
Compare and analyze multiple quotes, prepare bid tabs, and make recommendations within guidelines.
Monitor and follow up on open RFQs; expedite critical materials and coordinate alternates or substitutions when needed.
Process vendor onboarding.
Maintain sourcing lists and data.
Prepare routine reports.
Create item master data and validate pricing, terms, and coding accuracy.
Maintain and update item and vendor master data, including lead times, minimum order quantities, and pricing lists.
Develop vendor contacts and perform limited sales functions.
Serve as a system super-user, mentor junior staff, drive process improvements, and resolve issues outside routine guidelines, escalating high-risk matters to buyers or management.
Perform other duties.