Purchasing Associate

2 weeks ago


St Louis, United States Willert Full time

Willert Home Products is a leading manufacturing company specializing in the production of high-quality yet cost-effective consumer products. With a commitment to innovation, efficiency, and excellence, we have established ourselves as a trusted name in the industry. We are seeking a Purchasing Associate to join our team.

Position Overview:

The Purchasing Associate is responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and procuring materials, supplies, and equipment essential for production. This role involves evaluating suppliers, managing inventory levels, and ensuring that purchases align with the plant's operational needs and budget constraints. The Purchasing Associate collaborates closely with production, quality control, and finance teams to streamline processes, reduce costs, and maintain optimal stock levels, all while ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality standards.

Responsibilities:

  • Generate and issue purchase orders for production raw materials, office supplies and other goods &/or services, as requested
  • Maintain purchasing records of items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories if required
  • Resolves defective or unacceptable goods or service issues with quality control personnel, users, suppliers, and others to determine root cause, and drive corrective actions & improvement
  • Verify item specifications; including the ability to interpret drawing & specification requirements
  • Manage and maintain purchasing related functions in MRP system
  • Work closely with Operations and Sales teams to ensure purchasing requirements and raw material inventory levels meet all production schedule requirements
  • Maintain clear lines of communication with direct and indirect material suppliers
  • Negotiate and resolve supplier performance issues impacting costs and/or delivery schedule
  • Utilize existing tools and systems to analyze and take action on current raw material inventory positions
  • Assist in defining and reporting key monthly performance metrics
  • Continuously monitor item forecasts to purchase order quantities &/or delivery schedule adjustments are made accordingly
  • Track and log status of import shipments and collaborate with freight forwarder service providers on delivery schedules
  • Perform other purchasing related duties as assigned
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's or associate degree preferred
  • 1-3 years of purchasing or supply chain experience preferred, preferably in a manufacturing environment
  • Strong organizational and time management skills
  • Skilled in clear and succinct written communication
  • Work prioritization and effective problem-solving skills are critical
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Ability to work independently or in a team setting

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