PURCHASING ASSISTANT

The Purchasing Assistant is responsible for procuring parts and materials necessary to fulfill

order requirements and maintain inventory levels.

Specific Responsibilities:

• In SAP, turn requisitions (auto generated, special and capital ex) into PO’s.
• Assign vendor to reqs and items not automatically assigned.
• Verify requisitions are assigned to the correct vendor. Make corrections as necessary.
• Confirm PO’s have been received by vendors and make any required adjustments to PO’s

to ensure timely delivery.

• Ensures that appropriate lead times are achieved.
• Completes and maintains records including purchase orders and purchasing reports.
• Maintains purchasing files.
• Expedites purchase orders and update information in SAP as necessary.
• Identifies and addresses purchasing and inventory problems or discrepancies.
• Generates the return of material to vendors.
• Assists in maintaining appropriate inventory levels.
• Attends meetings as required.
• Interfaces with internal customers in order to provide the customer with accurate responses

to inquiries in a courteous and prompt manner.

• Works closely with Warehouse, Accounting, Engineering, Maintenance and Production to

ensure procurement planning and system accuracy.

• Assumes responsibility for establishing and maintaining professional business relations with

vendors.

• Processes all purchase orders, returns etc. to be completed in the given time frame.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, or 5 years in a Purchasing Role
• Experience working with ERP Systems, prefer SAP
• Strong computer skills. Microsoft Office, mainly Excel
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment efficiently & accurately
• Team player with positive professional image
• Very detailed oriented and committed to 100% accuracy
• Good oral communications skills with proven ability to communicate work results to

supervisor and other personnel

• Ability to stand for extended periods of time, lift 25lbs repetitively and 50lbs periodically