Newman Sanitary Gasket Company is looking to hire a Purchasing Coordinator. The main focus of this position is purchasing with other general accounting duties. We offer great health benefits, profit Sharing, and a 100% company funded retirement plan with no matching by the employee. This position is responsible for buying all supplies for the company including office supplies, shop supplies, raw materials, finished products for re-sale and more. We sell highly specific products that must meet rigid quality standards for the high purity processing market. We are a family owned corporation and have been in business for over 50 years. We offer competitive pay and good benefits. We look forward to welcoming a new person to our team.
Responsibilities
- Procures goods and services like supplies, parts, equipment, tools, raw materials, various services and other items necessary for the operation of the business according to business policies and procedures.
- Provides purchasing planning and control information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
- Compiles and maintains various purchasing related reports as needed.
- Prepares requests for proposals, bid requests and purchase orders.
- Communicates with various vendors to obtain information about products and services like prices, availability and delivery schedules.
- Evaluates vendors based on price, reliability, capability, and previous transaction history.
- Maintains electronic or hard copy records of all purchases made for the company including the cost, delivery details, quality of the product or service and current inventories.
- Ensures that purchasing documents are complete and accurate and include appropriate and reasonable terms and conditions.
- Assure compliance with various existing contracts.
- Assures compliance with product specifications
- Processes purchase requisitions and recommends alternatives as required.
- Manages purchases by forwarding orders to suppliers and monitoring and expediting orders.
- Verifies receipt of items by comparing items received to items ordered; resolves shipment errors with suppliers.
- Enters items received into ERP system and maintains vendor COC electronic files.
- Keeps information accessible by sorting and filing documents. Coordinates with department managers to maintain inventory levels.
- Teams with quality control personnel to discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services and communicates with vendors to resolve such problems.
- Provides service excellence through courteous, informed, accessible, and professional communication.
- Performs other duties as assigned within the accounting department
Qualifications
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
- Comfortable working with an ERP system
- Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making abilities when selecting a vendor or product.
- Possesses good listening skills as well as strong critical thinking abilities
- Excellent negotiator
Education and Experience Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 3 Years of accounting/purchasing experience preferred