Overview:
Growing manufacturing/distribution company in Pomona, CA., has an immediate opening for an energetic, self-motivated Purchasing Assistant with 2+ years’ experience that will provide purchasing/administrative support to our company’s busy purchasing department. We are looking for a hard-working individual with a high level of attention to detail and the ability to learn quickly, and handle a variety of purchasing-related job duties effectively and efficiently.
Job Duties Include:
- Screens incoming calls, responds to routine inquiries from internal departments and external sources.
- Collects, reviews, and analyzes data, prepares presentations, reports, spreadsheets, as needed by the purchasing team.
- Handles inventory levels and forecast needs for ordering new merchandise; ensures that quantities, shipping information and costs associates with purchases are accurate. Maintains purchasing department inventory control database, an sets-up a schedule to discontinue inactive inventory.
- Regularly communicates directly with vendors and suppliers (coordinates delivery schedules, communicates price changes and product availability, and interacts with internal departments to complete orders and maintain accuracy of records).
- Participates in the vendor negotiation process that involves reviewing vendor contracts, product quality, availability of products, on-time shipment deliveries, and works with vendors as needed to resolve discrepancies.
- Collaborates with internal and external departments to promote Brands on a schedule or timeline, depending on inventory levels.
- Assists with processing orders (verifying completeness and accuracy of orders).
- Prepares memos, purchasing reports, emails, correspondence, and research data for relevant internal departments.
- Schedules and coordinates meetings, travel arrangements, and other group activities related to purchasing department.
- Works with purchasing team to learn the company’s internal processes and purchasing controls and general aspects of the job.
