Purchasing & Inventory Control Specialist

Sunrock Industries; Butner (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunrock Industries is seeking a Purchasing & Inventory Control Specialist to manage materials procurement, maintain inventory levels, and support warehouse operations in Raleigh-Durham and surrounding areas. You will coordinate vendors, process purchase orders, and assist in bid activities while ensuring timely deliveries and accurate records.

Responsibilities include receiving and shipping activities, forklift operation, and collaboration with Accounts Payable to reconcile requisitions and

Qualifications

• Experience with purchasing materials and inventory control.
• Vendor coordination and communication.
• Shipping/receiving and warehouse support.

Responsibilities

• Complies with safety policies and maintains a clean work area.
• Examine shipment contents against records for accuracy.
• Requisition and store shipping materials to maintain stock.
• Record shipment data and report discrepancies.
• Operate forklift to load/unload and place items on racks.
• Operate non-CDL flatbed truck for parts delivery in Raleigh-Durham area.
• Maintain and use CMMIS to manage work orders, time, purchase orders, and stock requisitions.
• Process purchase orders timely based on need by dates and quantities.
• Review vendor confirmations and follow up on discrepancies.
• Arrange freight and manage trucking arrangements.
• Negotiate pricing and terms for goods and services.
• Assist in bids and data compilation for comparisons.
• Coordinate deliveries with vendors and expedite as needed.
• Create and deactivate items; work with Accounts Payable on requisitions.
• Basic filing and recordkeeping.

Job description

Position Summary

The Purchasing & Inventory Control Specialist will be responsible for ordering materials, supplies, equipment purchases and rentals. The position will follow through with vendors on shipment and delivery schedules, assisting the Purchasing Manager as directed to maintain proper inventory levels. Additionally, this position will be responsible for performing warehouse related activities including loading and unloading trucks and pick-up and delivery of parts assisting in expediting deliveries as well as assisting in the delivery schedule of consigned materials. This person will assist in the vendor bidding process that will include vendor communication of company policies and objectives to ensure service, quality and cost goals. This role will prepare essential reports and provide administrative and warehousing support services as directed to ensure effective communication to vendors as well as internal customers. The role will work under general supervision where routine duties are performed with minimal supervision. Standard practices or procedures allow the employee to proceed alone at routine work. There is occasional check of work while in progress and work is reviewed upon completion. Typical work hours are Monday to Friday, some Saturdays 7:00am to 4:00pm. Occasional overtime may be required in this position.

• Complies with all safety policies, practices, and procedures. Reports all unsafe conditions and actions to a supervisor and/or Manager Safety and Health.
• Maintains a clean and orderly work area and meets other housekeeping needs as required by Sunrock, MSHA 30 CFR 56.20003, and OSHA 29 CFR 1910.22.
• Examine shipment contents and compare with records, such as manifests, invoices, or orders, to verify accuracy.
• Requisition and store shipping materials and supplies to maintain inventory of stock.
• Record shipment data, such as weight, charges, space availability, damages, or discrepancies, for reporting, accounting, or recordkeeping purposes.
• Keep records of items shipped, received, or transferred to various Sunrock locations.
• Compile reports on various aspects of changes in production or inventory.
• Find, sort, or move goods between different parts of the business.
• Check inventory records for accuracy.
• Find, sort, or move goods between different parts of the business.
• Safely operate forklift to load / unload trucks and put parts & materials on storage racks.
• Safely operate flatbed truck (non-CDL) to pick-up and deliver parts throughout the Raleigh-Durham and surrounding area.
• Acts as custodian of the Computerized Maintenance Management Information System software (CMMIS), maintaining an orderly flow of work orders, mechanics' time, purchase orders, and stock requisitions through CMMIS, while handling routine deviations from established procedures on his/her own and reporting exception deviations to the Vice President Plant & Equipment Services.
• Accurately processes purchase orders in a timely and effective manner based on need by dates and order quantities.
• Review vendor order confirmation for accuracy and follow up on any discrepancies.
• Arranges freight and manages trucking arrangements.
• Negotiate pricing and terms for goods and services.
• Assist in solicitation of bids including compiling the data for comparison and review of the requestor.
• Contact vendors to schedule or expedite deliveries, resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries or other issues.
• Create and deactivate items.
• Work with Accounts Payable, ensure accuracy of purchase requisition to invoice.
• Basic filing and recordkeeping.