Purchasing & Planning Associate

This position is responsible for entering spot orders and stainless purchase orders and helping maintain and close purchase orders. The position handles the reconciling/matching of vendor invoices to purchase orders, material receipts and invoice/tag adjustments and may help to expedite orders. The position is also responsible for supporting the implementation and maintenance of the daily production schedule.

• Accurately and efficiently enters purchase orders based on approved PO requests
• Maintains records of all purchase orders, including closing them out
• Reviews vendor status reports and updates the inventory management system
• Working with vendors to expedite orders, and communicating with sales, quality, and accounts payable to resolve PO issues.
• Assists in implementing production schedule day-to-day
• Alerts Production Planning Specialist or management of any issues that may arise
• Assist with maintaining appropriate inventory levels to support the sales forecast, at lowest total cost, while meeting or exceeding required inventory turns
• Assists with physical inventory as needed

• High School Diploma, GED or commensurate experience 
• 1+ year of experience in purchasing or inventory control, preferably within a manufacturing environment
• Highly skilled with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Outlook and Excel
• Ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally
• Skilled with multi-tasking and prioritizing

Pay Range: $25.00 - $28.00/hour