Purchasing/Materials Associate

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A manufacturing company is seeking a Purchasing/Materials Associate to join their team. * * You will work Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Responsibilities:**

• **Manage purchasing and material control transactions, inventoried items, supplier relationships, and coordinate manufacturing of all products
• **Qualify and develop new suppliers of processes and products, as needed
• Be accountable for inventory levels, perpetual vs actual accuracy, timely material allocations, and supplier on time delivery
• Manage business systems related to purchasing, inventory, forecasting, and learning, and using the company's business systems
• Create and expedite purchase orders
• Answer phone calls, emails, and follow-up with suppliers
• **Handle shipping and receiving, including international shipping
• **Utilize forklift, manage inventory and warehouse, and lift up to 60 pounds
• **Use Microsoft Office and MRP
• **Understand material forecasts, allocations, and other electronic transfers of material
• **Manage minimum and maximum safety stocks
• **Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Must have a High School Diploma or GED with related work experience in mechanical products and materials in a manufacturing assembly environment
• **Must have prior purchasing, supply chain, production planning, buying metal fabrications, machined parts, managing inventory levels, and accuracy and warehousing experience
• **Must have knowledge of purchasing methods and procedures, a working knowledge of sources of supplies, price trends, and grades or quality of materials and equipment
• **Must have a mechanical background which includes understanding material specifications
• **Must be proficient with Microsoft Office, create purchase orders, understand material forecasts, allocations, and other electronic transfers of material, as well as, MRP experience
• Must have good communication skills, ability to work with other company personnel and outside suppliers
• Must have a willingness to identify and solve problems and to contribute to a healthy company environment while being focused on customer service, teamwork, and continued improvement
• Must have the ability to analyze and make purchasing decisions accordingly
• Must be able to maintain complex purchasing and inventory records
• Must have the ability to multi-task, be organized, and pay a high attention to detail

Only candidates that can pass a background check and drug screen will be considered**.

Area Temps still believes that the best way to serve both our employees and our customers is through personal service. To apply for this Purchasing/Materials Associate position, please submit your resume to [email protected], call (440) 253-2983, or TEXT "your name & 178371" to (440) 887-4013.

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