Onsite Purchasing Support Specialist

Kimball Midwest; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

Company sponsored life

Optional life and disability insurance

Health Savings Accounts

Flexible Spending Accounts

401(k) with match

Tuition Assistance

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Dress for your Day dress code

Paid holidays

Job summary

Kimball Midwest, a national distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation products, seeks an Assistant Buyer for our Columbus, OH location. This fully on-site role collaborates with customers to communicate order statuses and manages open purchaser orders to keep delivery on track.

You will invoice drop-ship orders, support the purchasing team, and serve as a primary contact for questions. Benefits include health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) with match, PTO, and more.

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience in a purchasing support, customer support, or operations support role.
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• The ability to communicate with co-workers, supervisors, and managers.
• The ability to read and write small letters and numbers; the ability to make arithmetic calculations; and the ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions.
• Follow oral and written instructions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal and external customers to ensure order statuses are communicated.
• Call on, expediting, resolving, and maintaining open Purchaser Orders with updated information.
• Monitor and respond to assortment component needs to ensure on time availability.
• Understand the flow of items from order to delivery.
• Update sales representatives on outstanding sales order statuses.
• Invoicing of drop-ship orders.
• Serve as a point of phone and email contact for Purchasing related questions.

Skills

Purchasing support experience

Customer support experience

Operations support experience

Communication skills

Reading and writing basics

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Kimball Midwest, a national distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation products, seeks an Assistant Buyer for our Columbus, OH location. This fully on-site role collaborates with customers to communicate order statuses and manages open purchaser orders to keep delivery on track.

You will invoice drop-ship orders, support the purchasing team, and serve as a primary contact for questions. Benefits include health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) with match, PTO, and more.