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SalaryThe Purchasing Clerk is responsible for strategic sourcing and procurement of goods and services necessary to support plant facilities and the operations.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Receive and initiate orders from internal customers.
- Keep updated records.
- Review supplies to ensure quality.
- Create purchase orders and place orders.
- Ensure that requests are fulfilled on time.
- Track and maintain materials inventory.
- Monitor consumption and forecast purchasing requirements.
- Communicate with suppliers and internal customers.
- Identify and develop process improvements within purchasing.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or relevant field preferred.
- Experience, and other training or certification may be substituted for education.
Language
- Bilingual in English and Spanish (preferred but not required)
Skills
- Knowledge of market research, data analysis and purchasing best practices.
- Excellent people management and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Strongly proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.
- Self-motivated with strong attention- to-detail.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be exposed to a typical office environment — prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Must be willing to work a flexible schedule that includes nights, weekends, and holidays as needed; this is critical to support the needs of the business and is subject to change.
