Junior Buyer
LifePort · Woodland, WA · 1 wk ago
PurchasingFull-time
Essential Functions
- Aid a commodity buyer with procurement of a commodity
- Follow up with suppliers to confirm on time delivery, at the negotiated price, and meets the quality standards of the company
- Aid a commodity buyer with the requirements of the commodity, including preliminary specifications, preferred supplier, and date commodity is needed
- Negotiate the lowest possible cost for the commodity balanced against the optimum quality and schedule needs
- Maintain timely control of orders, amendments, shipping notices, and other documents to ensure accurate retention of records
- Review various reports such as Late to Required, Exceptions and Shortage Report and update PO’s accordingly
- Enter PO’s into the ERP system
- Submit RFQ’s to suppliers
- Assist in analyzing RFQ’s to determine the appropriate vendors
- Assist Accounts Payable with invoice issues
- Affirmatively assist in following up Supplier Deviation Requests and Tech Helps submitted by suppliers
- Affirmatively assist in notifying suppliers of nonconformance parts and securing lead time for reworked or replacement parts
- Perform special projects as needed
Qualifications
- Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and multitask
- Excellent organization skills with strong attention to detail
- Excellent teamwork skills and high degree of initiative required
- Excellent communication both written and verbal
- Work independently and possess a high level of self-motivation and initiative
- Must be proficient with MS Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Knowledge of ERP systems preferred
Job Specifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)
- Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and multitask
- Excellent organization skills with strong attention to detail
- Excellent teamwork skills and high degree of initiative required
- Excellent communication both written and verbal
- Work independently and possess a high level of self-motivation and initiative
- Must be proficient with MS Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Education, Certifications and Experience
- High School Diploma or GED
- AA/AS degree preferred
- 0–2+ years’ experience in a purchasing or administrative type role
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- Working conditions are normal for that of a manufacturing/machine shop/office environment
- All employees are expected to adhere to Company safety policies and wear personal protective equipment when exposed to work areas or performing tasks where it is required
Competitive Benefits
- PTO – Paid Time off
- Annual performance bonus program
- Wellness program and onsite gym with free personal training
- Paid company holidays
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits with HSA and FSA options
- 401K with employer contribution
- Employer paid basic life & disability coverage
- Employee life assistance program
- Additional voluntary benefits include: LegalShield, long term disability, pet insurance, voluntary accident, voluntary hospital Indemnity and voluntary critical illness