PURCHASING AGENT
$45,000–$55,000 year
On-site · Lawrence, Kansas, United States
Job Summary
This role executes third-party purchases with a wide range of suppliers for our customer base. Responsibilities include selecting the most effective vendor based on purchase history, margin targets, and turn-time; assisting the Supply Chain Manager with negotiated pricing to hit margins; creating and submitting purchase orders with accurate pricing, delivery dates, specs, and art requirements; tracking purchase orders through production to ensure on-time shipment; updating the database with purchase-order information; reconciling invoices to purchase orders; performing basic month-end processes for payments and accruals; auditing inventory and tracking shipments to avoid missed cancel dates; providing excellent customer service to internal and external customers; and performing additional duties as assigned by management.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED
- Two (2) to three (3) years of purchasing experience or experience with Grandstand processes/procedures
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel
- Experience using a database to manage inventory
- Above-average basic math skills to assist with forecasting and cost analysis
- Ability to solve problems and improve the bottom line
- Ability to understand complex written and oral instructions
- Ability to effectively communicate, present information, and respond to questions in verbal and written format, both internally and externally
- Ability to organize, multi-task, plan and set priorities with minimal supervision
- Ability to work independently and be highly motivated
- Ability to exercise good judgment with a strong attention to detail
- Ability to exhibit strong interpersonal communication skills and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with vendors and across all levels of Grandstand
- Regular and reliable attendance combined with being dependable and prompt
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