Purchasing Specialist

Talentify; Emlenton (PA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentify in Pennsylvania is seeking a Purchasing Specialist to manage procuring goods and services, including raw materials and inventory to meet production needs.

The role requires reviewing requisitions, negotiating with vendors, preparing orders, and expediting deliveries while maintaining records and controlling costs.

Candidates should have at least five years of purchasing experience, strong communication, and proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with ERP is a plus.

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.

Responsibilities

• Reviews requisitions and prepares purchase orders.
• Negotiates with vendors for price, delivery and specs.
• Maintains procurement records and inventories.
• Expedites delivery and optimizes inventory levels.
• Verifies invoices and approves payments.
• Supports periodic plant inventory.
• Meets production requirements daily.

Skills

Purchasing experience

Time management

Attention to detail

Verbal & written communication

Fast-paced multi-tasking

Honesty and integrity

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Excel

Tools

ERP systems

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.

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

Qualifications

Behaviors

Preferred

Detail Oriented:

Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Team Player:

Works well as a member of a group

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