PURCHASING AGENT

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Manages purchase orders process with suppliers and to departments.
• Respond to customer and supplier inquiries about order status, changes, or cancellations.
• Contact suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems.
• Review requisition orders to verify accuracy, terminology, and specifications.
• Prepare, maintain, and review purchasing files, reports and price lists.
• Compare prices, specifications, and delivery dates to determine the best bid among potential suppliers.
• Oversees the status of requisitions, contracts, and orders.
• Calculate costs of orders, and charge or forward invoices to appropriate accounts.
• Enters pricing for daily orders.
• Prices stock material and records into job cost.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Experience/Qualifications Required:
• Minimum 5 years prior industry experience.
• 5 years prior purchasing or sales experience with associated materials.
• Background in plumbing and/or construction preferred.
• Valid Driver's license.

Job Skills:

• Knowledge of and ability to use inventory tracking systems.
• Knowledge of Windows based software (Excel, Word) and any e-mail system.
• Good math ability.
• Detail oriented.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Job Cost knowledge.
• Ability to read blueprints.

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Special Requirements:

• OSHA 10 Certification.