Purchasing Assistant

2 weeks ago


Council Bluffs, United States Forza Corp Full time

Looking for a detail oriented person who has an interest and is passionate about purchasing. This is a key role in the purchasing department, responsible for ensuring product is onsite in a timely manner.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

  • Manage assigned commodities and release purchase orders to suppliers in a timely manner in support of end user requisitions, the master production plan, or sales forecasts.
  • Negotiate with suppliers on price increases and communicate all increases to the sales team
  • Case management for vendors for returned/damaged/faulty goods
  • Contact vendors and suppliers for quotations and follow up on outstanding purchase orders.
  • Sort Invoice Discrepancies with Vendors
  • Manage VRMA's & Credits w/ Vendors
  • Check order history and purchase history to ensure correct levels of stock
  • Source & Coordinate incoming freight
  • Review & Manage Data Integrity
  • Complete Monthly/Weekly/Daily cadence of reports in timely manner
  • Manage Data required by sales for reports and ensure it is kept up to date
  • Update CofA's and CofC into Netsuite
  • Ensure SDS for Raw Materials are on hand and up to date
  • Input new items into ERP System
  • Manage Consumables Inventory & Replenishment

Requirements:

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Experience and some knowledge of the purchasing processes involved in manufacturing
  • Detail and task oriented
  • Willingness and ability to communicate
  • Task and deadline oriented
  • Adaptable to change
  • Self motivated and self driven
  • Able to see the big picture. Look long term with a "business owner" mindset
  • Process driven and/or willing to follow set out process's
  • Comfortable with change and fast moving environment
  • Focused on continuous improvement
  • Able to deal with many moving parts
  • Ambitious - want to create and build a career
  • Open to constructive criticism and suggestions for improvement
  • Team oriented
  • Ability to learn and operate software (NetSuite ERP is utilized)
  • Ability to identify what needs to be done and take action to complete it without it being explicitly directed or laid out in a job description or defined duties
  • Not have to be micromanaged - but comfortable with having many eyes on your work. (small company plus an important role)
  • Ability to deal with high pressure situations
  • Ambitious
  • Not looking for a job that is low stakes, low pressure and easily learned or easy to slot into.

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