Purchasing Coordinator
Schafer Industries
Fredericktown, OH
Job Summary
Under the direct supervision of the senior buyer, this position provides purchasing support for all departments. In addition to ordering and scheduling, performs duties such as MRO inventory management, analyzing reports and miscellaneous planning. Independent judgment is required to plan, prioritize and organize diversified workload, recommends changes in office practices or procedures.
Essential Functions:
- Assists in purchasing materials, supplies and services at the most favorable terms for the organization.
- Schedules and organizes complex activities such as meetings and department activities for department managers.
- Establishes, develops, maintains and updates filing system for the purchasing department and retrieves information from files when needed.
- Orders MRO supplies, fluids, production tooling, first aid supplies, building, equipment and maintenance repair items, janitorial supplies, shipping supplies, and office supplies; including expense budget tracking, inventory, and storage.
- Qualifies vendors, evaluates bids, and negotiates prices and terms for purchased goods and services.
- Tracks purchases, monitors vendor quality, and maintains a current database of vendor information.
- Acts as a back-up for answering phones for the location and customer service. Takes messages or fields/answers all routine and non-routine questions. Works in cooperation with customer service representatives to cover phones during lunches and breaks.
- Maintains Excel spreadsheet for Cycle Count program.
- Updates steel surcharges in Visual, maintains Excel spreadsheet for tracking purposes.
- Works independently and within a team on special nonrecurring and ongoing projects.
- Organizes lunches for department trainings, customer relations and special events.
- Maintains and designs general correspondences, memos, charts, tables, graphs, business plans, etc. Proofreads copy for spelling, grammar and layout, making appropriate changes. Responsible for accuracy and clarity of final copy.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- High school diploma or GED.
- 2-3 years Purchasing experience preferred.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite preferred.
- Personal Effectiveness/Credibility.
- Thoroughness.
- Collaboration Skills.
- Organizational Skills.
- Time Management.
- Communication Proficiency.
- Ability to multi-task.
Working Conditions
This job operates in a professional, office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Travel is primarily local during the business day.
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled
