Purchasing Expeditor

Sage Parts; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Sage Parts is the world’s largest supplier of GSE and airport equipment parts, with multiple global operations. The Purchasing Expeditor role is largely clerical, emphasizing process follow-up and coordination with suppliers to secure on-time delivery.

Key duties include expediting POs, resolving discrepancies, maintaining supplier docs, and advising on pricing/lead time decisions while monitoring inventory levels.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years purchasing experience required.
• Experience in Automotive or Industrial market preferred.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Experience with an Enterprise Resource Planning system.
• Strong MS Excel and data entry skills.

Responsibilities

• Expedite and follow up purchase orders to confirm delivery dates.
• Resolve supplier discrepancies in pricing/lead times.
• Create and maintain documentation of supplier communications.
• Advise supervision on decisions for pricing or lead time issues.
• Monitor inventory performance and suggest improvements.
• Work effectively in a team-oriented environment.

Skills

English fluency

Data entry

Teamwork

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

ERP system

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Sage Parts is the world's largest supplier of GSE (Ground Support Equipment) and airport-related equipment replacement parts with operations in The United States, Canada, Chile, France, Hong Kong, Singapore, Peru, South Africa, The Netherlands, and The United Kingdom. Sage Parts supplies replacement parts and accessories for all types and brands of GSE. Sage provides supply chain management, on site supply services, single source supply, logistics solutions, engineering solutions and other cost reduction programs.

The Purchasing Expeditor role is primarily clerical and includes a great deal of process and follow up, and relies heavily upon knowledge and experience in the daily problem resolution process.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Expedite / follow up purchase orders to improve or confirm expected delivery dates as required by supervision or business needs
• Problem resolution for accounting and receiving discrepancies, particularly with respect to communication with the suppliers for purchase orders the buyer placed
• Creating and maintaining documentation / records of communication with the supplier
• Advising supervision of decisions made to solve pricing / lead time problems that were outside of the typical / norm
• Monitoring inventory performance with regard to service levels and making recommendations to management to improve performance or prevent future issues
• Work well within a Team oriented environment
• Typically problems will be brought to the attention of the local supervision for guidance, except where guidelines (or precedents) have been set to allow the incumbent to resolve the issue.

Job Requirements:

• Minimum 1 to 2 years purchasing experience
• Knowledge and Experience within the Automotive or Industrial market
• Fluent in Written and Spoken English. Additional languages are beneficial and would be considered an advantage
• Experience working with an Enterprise Resource Planning system.
• Good Microsoft Excel Skills for daily use
• Excellent Data Entry skills

We stand behind our customers, products, and services as responsibility, support and continuous improvement are the key words which drive our work attitude. We also believe in work as an essential way to achieve success, and we aim to build a work environment which fosters individual growth and personal achievement for our employees through empowerment.

If our values match yours, we would like to hear from you!

Benefits Offered Include:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Short/Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, 401(k) plan, HC-FSA, DC-FSA, HSA, Paid time off, Holidays.

Sage Parts is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, creed, age, disability, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, medical needs arising from pregnancy or childbirth, medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth, including, but not limited to, lactation, or any other characteristics protected by law, unless a bona fide occupational qualification applies.