Purchasing Agent - Santa Ana, United States - Bedrosians Tile and Stone

Bedrosians Tile and Stone

Verified Company

Santa Ana, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Job Overview
Purchasing agents are responsible for ordering products from vendors worldwide.

You must continually communicate with these vendors to ensure the material we need is available and will ship to our distribution centers on time.

All orders require follow up and monitoring until they have reached our distribution centers and have been checked for accuracy and inspected for quality.

If any issues arise you are responsible for communicating the issue to the appropriate product manager and contacting the vendor to remedy the issue through a credit or new shipment and obtain a vendor credit.

If product issues arise on a jobsite, you are responsible for working with our product warranty department to submit proper documentation and obtain a vendor credit.

Duties

Order products
Manage inventory overstock and under stock
Follow up on backordered items to ensure timely delivery
Follow material from vendor to receiving dock
Assist product managers with products, pricing, ordering, and product issues
Communicate product information and arrivals to branches
Communicate with warehouse receiving team about incoming containers and product inspections
Multitask and prioritize work through effective time management
Work within the framework of the company's defined policies, procedures, goals and directives.
Any other duties required of the position

Minimum Qualifications

High School Degree or Equivalent
2 Years' of prior purchasing experience
High level knowledge of Excel

- formulas, macros, programming, and pivot tables

Fluent verbal and written English communication skills
Ability to follow through, make calls to vendors, and timely complete tasks
High level of accuracy with a close attention to detail
Ability to work in a team environment
Selfmotivated and proactivewilling to take the extra step
Possess a flexible work schedule to accommodate communication with vendors in different time zones