Purchasing Associate

ManpowerGroup; Little Canada (MN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

ManpowerGroup is seeking a Purchasing Associate in St. Paul, MN, onsite from 9am to 5pm for a 6+ month engagement.

You will support R&D Product Development with inventory, purchasing, and shipping/receiving for computer hardware, workstations, servers and related components. The role requires hands-on purchasing and inventory experience, strong Excel skills, and the ability to coordinate with multiple internal teams to ensure timely delivery at optimal cost.

Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Experience in purchasing and inventory management in a process oriented environment.
• Proficient in Excel pivot tables, formulas and reporting.
• Familiar with computer hardware and components.
• Strong writing and reporting skills; organized and punctual.

Responsibilities

• Plan, perform and administer purchasing activities to assure that all production parts and materials are delivered within required delivery parameters.
• Conduct and document procurement activities and negotiations to support prudent buying decisions.
• Maintain ongoing interface with various departments to assure materials meet requirements at lowest cost.
• Monitor open order reports.
• Take corrective action on Monthly Reporting Factors.
• Lead assigned projects.
• Develop Excel spreadsheets as a reporting mechanism to management.

Skills

Purchasing

Inventory management

Excel advanced

Hardware familiarity

Written reporting

On-time delivery

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

Barcode scanners

Inventory management software

Procurement systems

Job description

Title: Purchasing Associate

Location: St. Paul, MN (100% Onsite)

Duration: 6+ Months

Shift Time: 9am to 5pm

Pay Range: $25/hr to $30/hr (On W2)

We are looking for a “Purchasing Associate“ to join one of our Fortune 500 clients.

Job Summary:

This role will require perform inventory, purchasing and shipping/receiving activities for a R&D Product Development team working on software and computers. We are looking for inventory, purchasing and shipping assistance.

Top Skills:

• Knowledge of Purchasing and Inventory Management in a process oriented environment or business would translate to the activities needed for this this position.

• Expertise with Excel advanced skills like pivot tables, formulas, referencing, reporting is required.

• Ideally someone familiar with computers - workstations and servers and the components that go inside a computer.

• Familiarity with Barcode scanners and “Inventory Management software” would be helpful.

• Good writing and reporting skills & Organized and able to deliver on-time.

Job Responsibilities:

• Plan, perform and administer purchasing activities to assure that all assigned production parts and materials are delivered within required delivery, quality, compliance and pricing perimeters.

• Conduct and document procurement activities and negotiations to support prudent buying decisions.

• Maintain ongoing interface with various departments to assure that materials purchased meet requirements at the lowest practical cost.

• Monitor open order reports.

• Take appropriate corrective action on Monthly Reporting Factors.

• Take an active leadership role on assigned projects.

• Frequently required to develop Excel spreadsheets as a visual reporting mechanism to management.

Education:

• Associate or Bachelors degree preferred.

We are looking for the candidate who are eligible to work with any employers without sponsorship .

ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.