Purchasing Specialist

Cavco Homes; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Cavco Homes in Pennsylvania is seeking a detail-oriented Purchasing Specialist to manage procurement for production needs. You will liaise with vendors, select optimal items, and oversee inventory levels to meet manufacturing requirements.

The role requires strong negotiation, cost analysis abilities, and a proven track record in purchasing. A fast-paced environment demands accuracy, reliability, and professional communication.

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 confers with vendors to obtain price, availability, and delivery schedule.
• Selects products for purchase by testing, observing, or examining items.
• Prepares purchase orders or bid requests and reviews bid proposals.
• Negotiates contracts within budget and scope of authority and approves invoices for payment.
• Maintains procurement records including items purchased, costs, delivery, and inventories.
• Expedites delivery of goods to users and meets production requirements on schedule.
• Assists with periodic plant inventory.

Skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Verbal and written communication

Multi-tasking

Honesty and integrity

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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

Skills

Preferred

Teamwork

Advanced

Critical Thinking

Intermediate

Multi-Tasking

Intermediate

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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