Junior Buyer

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East; Rosemead (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East is seeking a Junior Buyer to support procurement, inventory, and logistics for production materials in Rosemead, CA.

The role emphasizes accuracy, communication, and following directions; proficiency with Microsoft Office and SharePoint is desirable. Day-to-day duties include order processing, PO maintenance, and coordinating with Quality and Materials teams.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and write English.
• Ability to follow both written and verbal directions.
• Possess effective communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint.
• Highly organized.
• Critical thinker.
• Self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Order processing.
• Assist Purchasing with ordering materials and supplies.
• Process and maintain POs based on quotes and negotiated pricing.
• Expedite purchase orders.
• Ensure PO quality and customer requirements.
• Attend production meetings and provide delivery status.
• Coordinate with Quality department.
• Assist Materials with administrative tasks.
• Resolve shipping, receiving, and invoicing errors; adjust inventory.
• Adjust ship dates/quantities on open POs as needed.
• Answer phones, light filing, and process POs for remote employees.

Skills

Reading and writing English

Communication skills

Highly organized

Follow written and verbal directions

Self-motivated

Critical thinker

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

SharePoint

Job description

Junior Buyer Job Description

A manufacturer is looking for aJunior Buyer to join their team. As a Junior Buyer, you will be assisting with the purchasing department with procurement activities and order processes for all production materials. You will also support inventory control, purchase planning, and logistics.

Essential Duties:

• Order processing
• Assist Purchasing department with orderingmaterials and supplies
• Process and maintain PO’s based on quote and negotiated pricing in a manner that promotes stated business objectives
• Expedite purchase orders
• Ensures that all purchase orders have the required quality and customer requirements
• Attend and participate in production meeting when necessary, provide delivery status to ensure ship-plan goals are achieved.
• Coordinate with Qualitydepartment
• Assists the Materials group with administrative and special tasks as needed.
• Ensures quick resolution of shipping discrepancies, receiving errors, and invoice errors, and authorizes all inventory adjustments.
• Coordinates adjustments to ship dates or quantities on open purchase orders as necessary.
• Answer telephones, light filing, and process Purchase Orders for remote employees.

Why Apply?:

• Full-time hours - Monday through Friday, 6:45AM to 3:15PM
• Great for those looking to get into manufacturing environment
• Great for those local to San Gabriel/Rosemead area

What We're Looking for:

• Ability to read and write English
• Ability to follow both written and verbal directions
• Possess effective communication skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint
• Highly organized
• Critical thinker
• Self-motivated

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We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.