What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Agent position at Plimpton & Hills?
Job Details
Job Location: 300 Meriden - Meriden, CT
Education Level: High School
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Travel Percentage: None
Job Shift: Day
Job Category: Admin - Clerical
Description
Purchasing Agent
Reports To: Purchasing Manager
Work Hours: Full Time
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Branch(s): Corporate Office, Meriden, CT
Position Purpose:
To maintain and monitor appropriate inventory levels in the Distribution Center and branches.
Essential Functions:
- Generate purchase orders for assigned vendors in a timely and accurate manner
- Maintain automatic transfer numbers for branches
- Accurately build new part numbers (EDPs) in our system when needed
- Contact manufacturers for pricing files and refer them to Pricing Agent
- Keep up with product lead times and find alternate sources to address backorders
- Analyze sales demand data in making purchasing decisions
- Help Purchasing Assistant to resolve issues regarding missing or damaged products
- Keep Purchasing Manager apprised of any issues as they arise
- Maintain a clean, safe, and professional work environment
- Performs other duties as assigned
Experience, Education & Skills:
- One to three years of purchasing experience preferred.
- Experience using current hardware and software peripherals, including Excel proficiency.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Physical Requirements:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
- Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects. Involves sitting most of the time, with walking and standing occasionally.
Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
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