Purchasing Specialist I - Crossgate

Essential Functions AND KEY ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Receive customer product requirements from Design Consultants, Project Specialists, and Bath Review Specialists and review for accuracy and completeness.
• Submit order information to various vendors to ensure correct products are procured.
• Know all shower and bath products and processes.
• Process shower and bath jobs, services, change orders, and all shower and bath ancillary actions efficiently to maintain a minimum accuracy percentage and revenue target as set by Regional Purchasing Manager within three weeks of hire date.
• Receive order acknowledgments provided by various shower and bath vendors and review for correctness.
• Proficient knowledge of the process and products involved with Kohler walk-in tubs, including ordering, and acknowledging.
• Proficient knowledge in building and manipulating Sales Orders and Purchase Orders to reflect proper allocation of products.
• Proficient knowledge in SalesForce, including actions and attempts.
• Update SalesForce with relevant documentation and accurate estimated arrival dates of products to support timely and efficient scheduling of installation.
• Respond to any responsible email or SaleForce communication in a timely manner.
• Develop relationships with shower and bath outside vendors, requesting changes, cancelations, and updates on orders as necessary.
• Advise Design Consultants, Sales Managers, Installation Managers, and General Managers of customer product, when requested.

Work Environment And Mental OR Physical Requirements

• The standard workweek for this position is Monday – Friday, in the office.
• Must be able to sit and use office equipment (computer, mouse, phone, etc.) for extended periods of time.
• Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions with standard level of noise common to an office environment including office equipment and co-workers speaking to each other and on phones.
• Regularly required to: think analytically and be exact or highly accurate; make decisions such as to identify complex problems, develop options and implement solutions; work in a team; pay attention to and remember details; communicate effectively including active listening to understand points being made, and asking appropriate questions and not interrupting inappropriately; speak to convey information effectively; write to communicate effectively as appropriate for the needs of the audience; read to understand work related documents.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: sit for prolonged periods; repetitive motion of hands/wrists/fingers; concentrate.