Purchasing Agent

GreenChem Industries LLC; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid holidays

Medical, dental & vision insurance

Life insurance

401K with company match

Job summary

GreenChem Industries LLC in West Palm Beach, FL is hiring a Purchasing Agent to source products, place purchase orders, contact suppliers, and ensure timely material arrivals. You will work closely with sales, logistics and customer service, participate in weekly planning meetings, and develop supplier relationships to improve lead times and pricing.

Requirements include an associates degree in business or supply chain, ERP experience, strong computer and analytical skills, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Business Administration, Purchasing or Supply Chain Management.
• Experience working with ERP systems.
• Strong computer skills.
• Strong analytical, initiative, judgement and problem-solving ability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivator with strong leadership skills.
• Team player.
• Must be able to work well in high stress situations and under strict deadlines while maintaining its cool.

Responsibilities

• Place purchase orders and monitor their status.
• Communicate and coordinate with suppliers to ensure continuous supply of product, meeting quality and delivery requirements.
• Develop and manage supplier cost reduction programs and stocking programs.
• Negotiate long term contracts with suppliers to improve cost, quality and delivery.
• Identify corrective actions to improve purchasing process accuracy.
• Monitor performance of suppliers through SCARs and data analysis.
• Participate in daily review of material issues and convert issues into actionable items.
• Support alignment of supply to customer demands and minimize shortages/back orders.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Leadership

Team player

High stress / deadlines

Education

Associate’s Degree in Business Administration, Purchasing or Supply Chain Management

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Purchasing or Supply Chain Management

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Benefits

• PTO
• Paid holidays
• Medical, dental & vision insurance
• Company provided life insurance
• 401K with company match

Pay: $50,000/Year

The Purchasing Agent will be responsible for the products sourcing. The position will perform all the buying duties; including but not limited to placing purchase orders, contacting suppliers, and ensuring material arrives on time. They will support the development and maintenance of effective supplier relationships to achieve company goals including reducing material lead-time, improved delivery performance and favorable pricing. This position will work closely with sales, logistics and customer service areas. The Purchasing Agent will be required to participate in a weekly planning meeting.

Logic problem-solving should come naturally to any sourcing specialist. They are confident at troubleshooting and investigate if they don’t have enough information to resolve product issues or supply disruptions.

Working in a collaborative and engaging environment, you will have the chance to interact with people from all walks of life and no two days will be the same. As you continue to grow and challenge yourself, you will discover your potential can take you anywhere you want to go.

Responsibilities

• Be genuinely excited to be an important part of the supply chain.
• Aligns & schedules supply to current and future customer demands.
• Implementation of a forward planning & scheduling process to minimize shortages & back orders.
• Identifies and recommends corrective actions to improve purchasing process accuracy.
• Ownership of product lead time information.
• Participates in daily review of material issues and convert issues in actionable items.
• Develop and manage supplier cost reduction programs and stocking programs.
• Negotiate long term contracts with suppliers which provides for continuous year over year improvement in performance, including cost, quality, and delivery.
• Communicate and coordinate with suppliers to ensure continuous supply of product, meeting quality and delivery requirements.
• Monitors and reports purchase price variances as required.
• Creates purchase orders and monitors their status.
• Monitor Performance of suppliers through review of SCARS and other data relative to performance (on time deliveries, quality, price, etc) for continuing relationships and improving performance as necessary.
• Build sustainable relationships and trust with internal customers and suppliers through open and interactive communication.
• Other tasks as required.

What We’re Looking for

• Associates Degree in Business Administration, Purchasing or Supply Chain Management
• Experience working with ERP systems.
• Strong computer skills required.
• Strong analytical skills, initiative, judgement and problem-solving ability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivator with strong leadership skills.
• Team player.
• Must be able to work well in high stress situations and under strict deadlines while maintaining its cool.

What We Prefer

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Purchasing or Supply Chain Management
• Continuous improvement and Lean Tools mindset.
• SAP experience.
• Organization and work prioritization skills. Able to work with a sense of urgency.

GreenChem Industries, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.