Purchasing Agent - Woburn, United States - Crime Intervention Alarm (CIA), (An Altus Fire and Life Safety Company)

Description

The Purchasing Agent is responsible for negotiating the lowest costs with vendors, regardless of costs carried by Sales/Service, bundling orders if necessary.

Track open sales orders to ensure timely delivery of products to meet project schedules as provided by the Sales or Service Teams.

To keep inventory on hand as directed by the General Manager and work with vendors for a just-in-time supply process.

• Manage equipment orders for procurement from multiple business units Sales/Service Teams.
• Ensure vendors costs are at or below the standard cost of our systems.
• Create vendor purchase orders and submit them to vendors.
• Track open purchase orders to ensure timely delivery of products to meet project schedules as provided by the Sales or Service Teams.
• Track receipts of equipment in ERP system as it arrives.
• Communicate with the Sales and Service Teams, as well as customers on occasion, the arrival of equipment for their respective products.
• Coordinate with Managers for equipment pickup/delivery
• Work with the shipping/receiving department and ability to follow the documented procedure (process for receiving/shipping a Job).
• Receive and document equipment receipts into ERP
• Manage warehouse inventory
• Manage office supply procurement, marketing merchandise procurement and vehicle maintenance procurement.
• Work with Vendors to track returns and credits.
• Verify estimates of costs and quantities of products using comparative and differential estimating techniques.
• Maintain accurate bids and updated costs each month.

• 401(k)
• 401(k)

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

• 8 hour shift

• Procurement: 1 year (required)
• Purchasing: 1 year (required)

• Woburn, MA required)