Purchasing Agent

Honeycomb Company of America, Inc.; Sarasota (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Honeycomb Company of America, Inc. is seeking a diligent Purchasing professional in Florida to manage vendor communications, prepare purchase orders, and evaluate quotes.

This role supports production and sales, maintains records, and fosters strong supplier relationships to ensure uninterrupted operations. The ideal candidate will have at least 1 year of purchasing experience, solid communication skills, and proficiency with ERP/MRP systems and MS Office.

Qualifications

• 1 year purchasing or comparable experience preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and planning abilities.

Responsibilities

• Confers with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.
• Prepares purchase orders and quotes based on MRP demands and purchasing requisitions.
• Reviews quotes and proposals, negotiates purchasing contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority.
• Maintains procurement records such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality, or vendor performance.
• Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action.

Skills

Accuracy

Self-driven

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Internet research

Job description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

includethe following. Other duties may beassigned.

• Confers with vendors to obtain product orservice information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.
• Prepares purchase orders and quotes based on MRPdemands and purchasing requisitions.
• Reviews quotes and proposals, and negotiates purchasingcontracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority.
• Maintains procurement records such as items orservices purchased, costs, delivery, product quality, or vendor performance.
• Discusses defective or unacceptable goods orservices with inspection or quality control personnel, users, vendors, andothers to determine source of trouble and take corrective action.
• Establishesand maintains effective work relationships within the department and thecompany. Includes ability to handle challenges and to interact with others soas to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• Demonstrateshigh ethical standards and personal integrity and respect among employees.Build and support a culture that makes our company a great place to work.
• Supportsthe Production department with objective of supplying goods and servicesenabling an uninterrupted production schedule.
• Supportsthe Sales department by providing material and services quotes.
• Workswith the Quality department to conduct Supplier audits and process SupplierCorrective Action Requests (SCARs).
• Developssupplier relationships that will enable continuous supply and provide thegreatest value to the company.
• Identifyopportunities for continuous improvement in purchasing department productivityand quality.
• Participatein make/buy decisions and in sourcing and selection of manufactured parts andtooling.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully,and individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below arerepresentative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made toenable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness.
• Must be self-driven to excel.

Education and/or Experience:

• 1 year purchasing or comparable experiencepreferred.

Communication Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills required. Ability toread and interpret documents such as safety rules, vendor quotes, purchaseorders, process manuals, and complex instructions. Ability to write routine reports andcorrespondence. Ability to speakeffectively with vendor representatives, management, or other members of the organization. Must be able to work effectively in ateam environment.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as unitof measure conversions, proportions, and percentages. Ability to apply conceptsof basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability

E xcellent organizational, problem solving, and planning skills required. Ability to solve practical problems and dealwith a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limitedstandardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructionsfurnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills

• Basic computer skills including file structure,email, etc required.
• Competency in Microsoft Office required.
• Working Knowledge of MRP/ERP systems preferred.
• Basic Internet search capabilities a must.

AdditionalSkills/Qualifications

• Ability to demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness.
• Must be self-driven to excel.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the duties of this job,the employee is constantly required to sit and use hands to operatetelephone, type and operate computer and mouse. The employee frequently is required totalk, hear, and bend and twist neck. The employee may occasionally liftand/or move up to 10 pounds and rarely lift and/or move up to 25pounds. Specific vision abilitiesrequired by this job include close vision and distance vision.

WORKENVIRONMENT

• While performing the duties of this job, theemployee is frequently exposed to indoor office conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment isusually moderate.

Honeycomb Company of America (HCOA) is anEqual Opportunity and Aff

are encouraging diversity in theworkplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to their race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, nationalorigin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, familyresponsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, protected veteran or militarystatus, other categories protected by federal, state, or local law, andregardless of whether the qualified applicants are individuals withdisabilities.

HCOA is a Drug-Free Workplace.

Offers of employment with HCOA areconditioned upon the successful completion of a background check and drug-test,subject to applicable laws and regulations.

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