Purchasing Specialist

CAVCO; Nampa (ID); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Cavco Nampa, located at 2611 E Comstock Ave, Nampa, ID 83687, USA, is seeking a Purchasing Specialist to procure materials, products, and services for manufacturing homes on-site. The role collaborates with Production, Receiving, Warehousing, Vendors, and Accounting to ensure timely inventory and cost control.

The position requires at least five years in purchasing, excellent communication, and proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• At least five years of 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 confers with vendors on price, availability, and delivery.
• Prepares purchase orders and procurement documents.
• Maintains procurement records and vendor performance data.
• Expedites deliveries and resolves delivery issues.
• Meets production requirements while controlling inventory levels.

Skills

Purchasing

Costing

MS Office

Time management

Attention to detail

Communication

Fast-paced

Multi-tasking

Integrity

Job description

Cavco Nampa
2611 E Comstock Ave
Nampa, ID 83687, USA

• On-site
• Purchasing
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: PURCH005117

Description

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Purchasing Specialist is responsible for procuring materials, products, and services required to support the manufacturing of homes. This position ensures the timely availability of inventory, raw materials, equipment, tools, and supplies necessary to meet production schedules while maintaining quality standards and controlling costs. The Purchasing Specialist works closely with Production, Receiving, Warehousing, Vendors, and Accounting to ensure efficient material flow and uninterrupted operations.

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

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