Purchasing Specialist

About Creative Realities

Creative Realities, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREX) is a full-service, digital signage solutions company with a passion and purpose of connecting brands and people in spaces and places they love. We design, develop, deploy, and maintain digital experiences that are contextually relevant, omni-channel, and specific to the physical environment. Our approach is consultative, tech-agnostic, and solution centric. Our capabilities are end-to-end with the ability to deploy at scale - whether its thousands of locations or a single flagship experience. We specialize in key verticals including Automotive, C-Store, QSR, Heath Care, Retail, and Sports & Entertainment with extensive experience in how digital transforms these environments. Our purpose-built CMS software and ad-revenue / monetization platforms are considered best in class and serve as the backbone for successful installations and ongoing support. Visit www.CRI.com for our full story.

About the Position

Our growing business is looking for a Purchasing Specialist to assist with the day-to-day procurement activities (creation and submission of POs, follow-up for tracking requests, costing updates, etc.) as well as the entry of customer placed orders in our systems (matching of customer PO to Proposal/BOM/etc.)

Key Responsibilities

• Verifies purchase requisitions by comparing items requested to master list; clarifying unclear items; seeking and/or recommending alternatives where applicable.
• Prepares purchase orders by verifying specifications and price; obtaining recommendations from suppliers for substitute items; obtaining approval from Procurement Manager
• Obtains purchased items by forwarding orders to suppliers; monitoring and expediting orders.
• Develop an efficient and accurate system for monitoring all open purchase orders
• Forwards available inventory items by verifying stock; scheduling delivery.
• Work with Accounts Payable daily but no less than weekly to insure that all drop ships are received in system and accurately PCPS’d across corresponding Projects
• Work with the Procurement Manager and team to ensure that all deliveries satisfy the assigned purchase orders and report any back-ordered or missing products
• Assist the Procurement Manager with maintaining proper inventory levels of materials used on a regular basis
• Establish reliable lines of contact with Project Management team to ensure that all field purchase orders are accurate
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
• Accomplishes purchasing and organization mission by completing related results as needed. Receive Customer order from Sales team
• Match Customer PO/Executed Proposal to Engineering Bill of Materials
• Compile daily Order Entry task information and establish entry priorities
• Perform accurate and timely completion of tasks assigned by inputting into relevant systems or escalating to management within the company agreed upon interdepartmental SLA (24 hours)
• Ensure that newly created Project matches what was sold, escalating to management of any discrepancies prior to order entry
• Review and verify entered data for deficiencies or errors, correct errors, and check all output for accuracy
• Communicate updates through to completion, as necessary, to Sales/Ops personnel
• Assist with maintaining efficient operations by following policies and procedures and report needed changes
• Generate basic daily, weekly, and monthly reporting
• Other related duties as requested by management

Key Competencies/Behaviors

• Strong negotiating skills
• Comprehensive understanding of Office
• Impeccable attention to detail
• Achievement oriented, acts with integrity, focused on customer satisfaction
• Self-motivated, superior planning and time management skills
• Team oriented, works well with others
• Positive attitude; willingness and initiative to learn
• Must be comfortable working in a deadline-oriented, fast paced business environment with shifting priorities.
• Able to prioritize work and adapt to change

Core Values The ideal candidate represents these six core values:

• Passionate We are a group of passionate people. This is the best way to describe TEAM CRI. We work hard and we are proud of the results we produce each and every day. And, we have some fun along the way!
• Respectful We value diversity and unique contributions. We foster a trusting, open and inclusive environment. We treat our clients, partners and our team in a manner that reflects these values.
• Do the Right Thing We do what we say we will do. Our actions shall always be fully transparent and genuine. Our dealings with clients, co-workers and partners must always be conducted with honesty.
• Helps First We are stronger when we work together. We help first, no matter what—whether it’s with our clients or our internal teams.
• Nimble Minded When conventional thinking and processes fail, we want to be the first to provide fresh ideas and solutions. We break through adversity and respond quickly.
• Expects Excellence What we deliver is what we will be measured on. We are committed to getting it right.

Benefits

Medical, Life, Long and Short-Term Disability insurances; Access to participate in company dental and vision insurance programs; 401(k) program, including company paid match of up to 3% of annual salary; and Paid time off and holiday pay.