Purchasing Assistant

Duties & Responsibilities

• Receives and verifies request material
• Affords assistance with purchasing requested materials
• Contacts vendors to obtain information regarding products if Purchasing Manager is unable to do so
• Follows up on purchases as needed
• Prepares purchase orders and sends copies to suppliers
• Affords assistance with any other tasks assigned by the Purchasing Manager

Experience & Education

• Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily
• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
• 1-3 months of related experience and/or training
• Combination of education and experience
• Good judgement of color, design, and print quality

Skills

• Able to read and comprehend instructions, correspondences, and memos
• Able to write simple correspondences
• Able to communicate effectively one-on-one and in groups with customers and other employees
• Able to perform basic mathematics (add, subtract, multiply, and divide) in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, and compute rate ratio and percentages

Reasoning Ability

• Understand and carry out detailed but uninvolved written and/or oral instructions
• Problem solving

Physical Demands

• Sitting and looking at a screen for extended periods of time
• Able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds