Job Title: Purchasing and Planning Assistant
Report To: Purchasing and Planning Manager
Job Site: Overland Park, KS – Onsite Position (Not a Remote Role)
Job Details: Full-Time, Non-Exempt, 40 hours a week, Monday – Friday, 8am – 4:30pm
Job Overview:
Join our team as a Purchasing and Planning Assistant, where your passion for exceptional service and attention to detail will play a key part in your success. As a member of the purchasing team, you will be responsible for a wide range of duties that are crucial to keeping our business running smoothly.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain a thorough understanding of our product line.
- Working with our design team and factories to submit purchase orders and ensure timely delivery
- Managing inventory levels for our online store and two brick and mortar store locations, entering replenishment orders when necessary
- Create and update spreadsheets to track purchasing, inventory, and sales data, suggesting when to place re-orders
- New style set-ups within our ERP system and inventory reports
- Maintain superior level of accuracy while doing tasks, particularly involving order management
- As workload demands, working over 40 hours a week as needed.
- Foster a collaborative environment by actively participating in team meetings and sharing insights for continuous improvement
- Demonstrate a positive and empathetic attitude while addressing customer inquiries and resolving issues
- Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to share customer feedback and contribute to the enhancement of products and services
- Updating and creating SOP’s and processes for job duties
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
·Associate/bachelor’s degree in fashion merchandising, business, or related field
· Excellent written and oral communication skills
· A desire to learn and grow within our organization
· Ability to adapt to change
· Strong working knowledge of Excel (formulas, pivot tables, data manipulation) for tracking and reporting
· Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented setting
· Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think on your feet
· Demonstrated commitment to maintaining a positive and professional demeanor.
· Proficient with data entry and attention to detail
· Adaptability to embrace change and contribute to a collaborative work culture
· Working knowledge of computers to successfully use Company ERP, Microsoft Windows, and Office
· Ability to work overtime as needed.
· Assist in other departments as needed during busy seasons.
· Perform all other duties as assigned.
· Ability to commute to office location daily.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Outdoor Custom Sportswear is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to compliance with its obligations under all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. In keeping with this commitment, it attempts to reasonably accommodate applicants and employees in accordance with the requirements of the disability discrimination laws. It also invites individuals with disabilities to participate in a good-faith, interactive process to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made without imposing an undue hardship.
Pay: $50,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- This is an onsite position. Are you able to work daily at the office location in Overland Park?
Education:
Ability to Commute:
- Overland Park, KS (Required)
Work Location: In person
