Purchasing Admin I: Order & Data Entry Specialist

Taleo; Longmeadow (MA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

UniFirst Corporation is seeking a Purchasing Administrator I to oversee administrative functions for Direct Sales purchases. Core tasks include PO analysis, expediting, reporting, and data entry updating sales orders.

The role serves as a liaison to Customer Service and Distribution and reports to the Purchasing Manager. The position requires a proactive thinker with strong communication skills and precise data entry, with daily order-status updates and prioritization of tasks in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Data entry experience required.
• One year working in a purchasing environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review purchase orders for accuracy and back order information.
• Process daily open order lines for Direct Sales orders.
• Confirm vendor shipments and receipts.
• Review vendor back-order reports and expedite when necessary.
• Investigate receiving discrepancies.
• Data entry of updated product status on open order lines.
• Process obsolete product order lines to be cancelled.
• Monitor department e-mail and all return communications.

Skills

Data Entry

Planning and Organization

Motivation

Problem Identification and Solving

Analyzing Data

Tools

MS Word

Excel

MS Access

AS400

Job description

UniFirst Corporation is seeking a Purchasing Administrator I to oversee administrative functions for Direct Sales purchases. Core tasks include PO analysis, expediting, reporting, and data entry updating sales orders.

The role serves as a liaison to Customer Service and Distribution and reports to the Purchasing Manager. The position requires a proactive thinker with strong communication skills and precise data entry, with daily order-status updates and prioritization of tasks in a fast-paced