Purchasing Specialist

Cavco Industries; Nampa (ID); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Cavco Industries in Idaho is seeking a Purchasing Specialist to procure materials, equipment, and services to support manufactured homes. You will ensure timely inventory availability and maintain quality while controlling costs, working closely with Production, Receiving, Warehousing, Vendors, and Accounting.

The role requires thorough vendor evaluation, bid management, purchase orders, and invoice verification to meet daily production requirements.

Qualifications

• At least five years of purchasing experience or costing involved in procurement.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multitask.
• Demonstrated integrity and ethical work standards.

Responsibilities

• Reviews requisitions and confirms requirements.
• Confers with vendors to obtain price, availability, and delivery schedules.
• Selects products for purchase by testing or examining items.
• Estimates values based on market knowledge.
• Prepares purchase orders or bid requests.
• Negotiates contracts within budget and scope of authority.
• Maintains procurement records of purchases, costs, delivery, and inventories.
• Expedites delivery and ensures production needs are met daily.
• Assists with periodic plant inventory.

Skills

Purchasing experience

Time management

Attention to detail

Verbal and written communication

Multitasking

Integrity

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job 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

Equal Opportunity Employer

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