Purchasing Specialist

Palm Harbor Homes; Emlenton (PA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Palm Harbor Homes is seeking a Purchasing Specialist to manage procurement of raw materials, equipment, parts and supplies to meet production requirements.

You will review requisitions, confer with vendors on price and delivery, select products, prepare purchase orders and negotiate contracts within budget, while maintaining accurate records and controlling inventory. This role supports daily operations and periodic plant inventory, with a focus on cost control and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Five years of purchasing and/or costing experience.
• Strong time management and multitasking ability.
• Detail-oriented with analytical mindset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Review requisitions and confer with vendors on price, availability, and delivery.
• Prepare purchase orders and bid requests; review proposals.
• Negotiate contracts within budget and approve invoices for payment.
• Maintain procurement records and monitor inventory levels.
• Expedite deliveries and ensure production requirements are met.

Skills

Procurement

Vendor negotiation

Inventory control

Data analysis

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

About The Role

The Purchasing Specialist manages activities involved with procuring goods and services such as raw materials, equipment, tools, parts and supplies, and purchases all inventory to meet production requirements.

• Reviews requisitions.
• Confers with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.
• Selects products for purchase by testing, observing, or examining items.
• Estimates values according to knowledge of market price.
• Determines method of procurement such as direct purchase or bid.
• Prepares purchase orders or bid requests.
• Reviews bid proposals and negotiates contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority.
• Maintains procurement records such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories.
• Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality assurance personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action.
• Approves invoices for payment.
• Verifies specifications of purchase requests.
• Counts inventory items to determine if material on hand is in sufficient quantity.
• Prepares purchase orders and sends to supplier and department originating request.
• Computes total cost of items purchased.
• Confers with suppliers concerning late deliveries.
• Verifies bills from suppliers with bids and purchase orders and approves bills for payment.
• Expedites delivery of goods to users.
• Meets production requirements on a daily basis while controlling inventory levels with various lead times.
• Assists heavily with periodic plant inventory.

About The Role

The Purchasing Specialist manages activities involved with procuring goods and services such as raw materials, equipment, tools, parts and supplies, and purchases all inventory to meet production requirements.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Reviews requisitions.
• Confers with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.
• Selects products for purchase by testing, observing, or examining items.
• Estimates values according to knowledge of market price.
• Determines method of procurement such as direct purchase or bid.
• Prepares purchase orders or bid requests.
• Reviews bid proposals and negotiates contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority.
• Maintains procurement records such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories.
• Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality assurance personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action.
• Approves invoices for payment.
• Verifies specifications of purchase requests.
• Counts inventory items to determine if material on hand is in sufficient quantity.
• Prepares purchase orders and sends to supplier and department originating request.
• Computes total cost of items purchased.
• Confers with suppliers concerning late deliveries.
• Verifies bills from suppliers with bids and purchase orders and approves bills for payment.
• Expedites delivery of goods to users.
• Meets production requirements on a daily basis while controlling inventory levels with various lead times.
• Assists heavily with periodic plant inventory.

Minimum Qualifications

• At least five years of work experience in purchasing and/or costing
• Effective time management Skills
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task
• Demonstrate a good work ethic based on principles of honesty and integrity
• Experience with Microsoft Office