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in Solon, OH
Purchasing Agent / Inventory Control Associate
Hours | Full-time |
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Location | solon, Ohio |
About this job
We have a full-time opening for a Purchasing Agent / Inventory Control Associate.
Must be able to work various shifts per week.
- Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
- Be authorized to work in the United States.
Wage: 40-45K
Requirements
BASIC FUNCTION:
Support sales to facilitate excellent customer service by addressing requests from sales and customer service, purchasing material in a timely fashion, ensuring inventory stock levels are kept at appropriate levels, and maintaining receipt of material in a timely fashion. This position requires following-up and researching requests from sales, generating purchase orders, controlling and monitoring costs, developing good vendor relationships, resolving problems and disputes with vendors, and monitoring the flow of goods. Additional duties include: processing receipt of goods, receipt of invoices, back-orders, drop-shipments, material transfers, and production-entry receipts. Other duties include the maintenance of inventory and purchasing records, including literature.
SKILLS NEEDED:
• Professional verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work with other departments and companies throughout the organization
• Good mathematical aptitude
• Mechanical aptitude
• Attention to detail
• Willingness to train and help others
• Responsive to sales requests
• Commitment to excellence
• Ability to multitask
• Ability to make sound business decisions
• Willingness to seek the advice and opinions of others throughout the organization
• Light typing
• 10 Key
• Above average Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office experience
• Accounting software experience
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
• Bachelor degree a plus
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in a similar position
• Inventory control and logistics experience
• Accounting software experience
• MAS 200 (Sage 100) experience a plus