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Purchasing Assistant

Purchasing Assistant

Elite Staffing • Oakbrook, Illinois, United States
15 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
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Job description

Purchasing Assistant

The assistant would be responsible for assisting the Buyer/Sr. Buyer in all aspects of Purchasing. The assistant will help managing strategic sourcing projects from beginning to end with the ultimate objective of reducing costs for the company.

Job Duties:

  • Conduct detailed analyses to support the buyers sourcing decisions and savings projections 1
  • Data Entry, Structure and manage daily activities; sample tracking, item set-up (BAAN/Cost System), system record accuracy (BAAN/Cost System), Purchase Order Tracking, Measuring approval samples to specs before giving to designer to approve.
  • Support the buyer Tracking vendor spend
  • Maintain tools and processes to monitor internal/external compliance
  • Support the buyer in negotiations/communication with new and prospective suppliers
  • Assist with samples, filing, etc.
  • Develop deep understanding of categories being sourced
  • Write Purchase Orders and prepare supporting materials
  • Handle inspection requests/reports, samples, data and QA- QC Buyer assist follow up
  • Filing PO’s, component art and Gift Worksheets

Qualifcations:

  • Bachelor’s Degree preferred or +3 years’ experience equivalent
  • 2 to 3 years experience as an assistant category manager or involved in project-based strategic sourcing initiatives.
  • Intermediate to advanced MS excel

$25.50/hr

8am-5pm

Oakbrook, IL 60523

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