Purchasing Assistant

Position Summary:

Performs analytical, operational, and administrative tasks in support of managers, analysts, and buyers involved in the purchase or acquisition of goods, assets, processes, patents, copyrights, or possession of other services.

Position Responsibilities:

• Monitors employer's inventory and ensures stores or warehouses are fully stocked.
• Conducts research for the buyers to enable them to make good decisions, assesses market trends, and conducts cost-benefit analysis of potential vendors.
• Sits in on meetings with vendors, takes meeting notes, and provides supplemental comments as the buyer leads the negotiation process.
• Verifies specifications of purchase requests, prepares purchase orders, places orders to vendors, and completes the corresponding paperwork.
• Acquires the orders, examines the goods and other materials, and returns any damaged material to the vendor.
• Prepares and maintains purchasing and payment records, keeps receipts for future reference, and provides accurate spending figures to the Finance Department.
• Monitors the market trends and advises management on proper pricing strategy.

Specific Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required:

• Strong analytical skills
• Excel Proficiency
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to meet and establish deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills

Competencies:

• Customer Mindset: Exceptional customer experience is primary focus while performing job duties. Quality is a top priority.
• Adaptability & Innovation: Proactively and willingly adapts to changing business needs and conditions and presents creative and fresh ideas on how to solve problems, gain efficiencies and improve quality.
• Relationship Building: Builds constructive working relationships characterized by a high level of inclusion, cooperation and mutual respect.
• Accountability: Takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work and strives to exceed requirements.
• Decision Making and Judgment: Makes timely, informed decisions that take into account the facts, goals, constraints and risks.
• Talent Development (Self and Others): Displays an ongoing commitment to learning and self-improvement; making an effort to acquire new knowledge or skills associated with job responsibilities. Willingness to work with others and coach/teach in effort to develop and support other employees’ development.

Position Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Business preferred

Experience:

2 years of relevant experience

Work Environment and Physical Requirements:

Office Environment

Ability to sit for long periods of time

Vision abilities required to validate and enter data on computer

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Disclaimer: This list does not represent all physical demands. Descriptions are representative of those that must be met by employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the jobs’ essential functions.

FOX provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, results of genetic testing, or service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction in which we operate. We base all employment decisions –including recruitment, selection, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotions, transfers, layoffs, terminations and social/recreational programs –on merit and the principles of equal employment opportunity.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Overnight shift
• Weekends only

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Trussville, AL 35173: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Purchasing: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

Salary : $41,300 - $52,300