Purchasing Specialist
$50,565–$50,565 year
On-siteKansas City, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Review purchase requisitions, place orders, and coordinate daily with departments and inventory personnel to resolve inadequate information and ensure timely processing. Confirm receipt of purchase orders with vendors, monitor ERP systems for incoming requests, and manage backorders by tracking delays and communicating expected ETAs to requesters. Resolve invoice price and quantity discrepancies with Accounts Payable through face-to-face meetings and automated alerts, while addressing receiving issues such as items delivered without purchase orders or mismatches. Maintain accurate item masters, update vendor records, and manage supplier relationships to address shipping delays, damaged goods, and pricing issues above contract tolerance.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree
- 1-2 years experience
- HS diploma or equivalent
- 3-5 years experience
- Previous experience as a buyer
- Previous experience as a product sourcing
- Previous experience as a supply distribution
- Previous experience as a contract negotiations
- Previous experience as a buyer
- Previous experience as a product sourcing
- Previous experience as a supply distribution
- Previous experience as a contract negotiations
- Must be willing to be vaccinated if found non-immune to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella)
- Must have evidence of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005
- Must supply immunization records as proof of vaccination
- Must live in the Kansas City metro area
Desired Qualifications
- Previous experience as a buyer
- Previous experience as a product sourcing
- Previous experience as a supply distribution
- Previous experience as a contract negotiations
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