Production Procurement Operator

Vestis Corporation; California; On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Vestis Corporation in Oakland, CA is seeking a Purchase/Procurement Associate to acquire materials, prepare purchase orders, and manage inquiries from order placement to fulfillment. You will ensure timely delivery and accurate orders, with emphasis on emblems.

Key duties include reviewing requisitions, issuing POs, expediting deliveries, and responding to supplier questions. 0–2 years in purchasing, strong MS Word/Excel skills, and knowledge of purchasing practices are preferred.

Qualifications

• 0–2 years of experience in purchasing or procurement
• Experience with supplier management
• Knowledge of purchasing practices and procedures
• Strong MS Word/Excel; MS Access a plus

Responsibilities

• Examine departmental purchase requisitions for completeness and accuracy
• Ensure POs are issued, shipped, and received on a timely basis
• Respond to customer and supplier inquiries about order status, changes, or cancellations
• Contact suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries and resolve shortages or delays
• Maintain knowledge of organizational and governmental rules affecting purchases
• Support the Center Led Procurement process with ad-hoc requests

Skills

Urgency and customer service

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Purchasing knowledge

Education

Supply Chain Management, Logistics, and Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

MS Access

Job description

Meet Vestis®:

For the People Who Make It All Work.

At Vestis®, we provide uniforms, workplace supplies, and professional cleaning that help businesses simplify their workday and keep their teams safe, confident, and focused on what matters most. More than a provider, we are a partner in productivity, trusted to keep you running.

Join us and build a career supporting the people who make it all work.

Shift Hours: M-F 6am-2:30pm

Position Objective

Responsible for acquiring materials and documents to fulfill requests for purchases, including preparing purchase orders and handling inquiries about orders. Follows through with purchase from order placement to fulfillment and ensures order arrives undamaged and on time. Ordering of all Emblems.

Specific Responsibilities

• Examining departmental purchase requisitions for completeness and accuracy necessary to support the buying process
• Seeing that POs are issued, shipped, and received on a timely basis
• Respond to customer and supplier inquiries about order status, changes, or cancellations
• Contact suppliers in order to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems
• Maintain knowledge of all organizational and governmental rules affecting purchases
• Various Ad-hoc requests supporting the Center Led Procurement process

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Acute sense of urgency, excellent customer service skills and demeanor
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Detail oriented
• Strong command of Microsoft Word and Excel; MS Access a plus
• Knowledge of purchasing practices and procedures

Education

Supply Chain Management, Logistics, and Business Administration

Experience

• Experienced with supplier management
• The position would require 0-2 years of experience

Compensation

The hourly rate that Vestis reasonably expects to pay for this position ranges from $20-30, depending on circumstances, including an applicant’s skills and qualifications, certain degrees and certifications, prior job experience, market data, and other relevant factors.

Location

MC#516 Oakland, CA

Headquartered in Roswell, GA, Vestis® is the second largest provider in the industry with over 300,000 customer locations and approximately 20,000 teammates across North America. Vestis® is a leader in the B2B uniform and workplace supplies category. Vestis® provides clean and safe uniform services and workplace supplies to a broad range of North American customers from Fortune 500 companies to locally owned small businesses across a broad set of end markets. The Company’s comprehensive service offering includes a full-service uniform rental program, cleanroom and other specialty garment processing, floor mats, towels, linens, managed restroom services, first aid supplies and more.

Vestis® is an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, relation, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

Vestis Commitment to Equal Opportunity Employment

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, you will find the contact information below to request the appropriate accommodation.

Reasonable Accommodations and the Online Application Process

Consistent with Vestis and Canadian Linen’s commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who need assistance in applying electronically for a position with Vestis or Canadian Linen, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship. To request a reasonable accommodation for this purpose, please call 1-833-901-8823 or email us at [e-mail].

Please note that this phone number is to be used solely to request an accommodation with respect to the online application process. Calls for any other reason will not be returned. Reasonable accommodation requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Thank you for your interest in an employment opportunity with Vestis, Canadian Linen and Québec Linge.