What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Assistant position at B & B Manufacturing Inc?
Job Description
Job Description
Company Overview
B&B Manufacturing Inc., an ISO9001 company, produces and distributes custom and standard synchronous drive products that include timing belts, timing belt pulleys, roller chain sprockets, gears and related parts for the power transmission and precision mechanical component industries. We supply distributors and manufacturers with thousands of various components.
We are growing quickly and need talent that understands, embraces, and enjoys the challenges associated with such growth.
Benefits Overview
B&B offers competitive wages, a large insurance package, perfect attendance rewards, paid holidays, vacation available after first short year of employment, and a 401k retirement plan with B&B matching funds contributed to it. We also pay our employees to exercise, have an onsite gym, and give them access to a near site health clinic for virtually FREE!
Major Duties and Responsibilities
- Requisition, purchase, and control office supplies to ensure inventory levels are maintained at the most economical price point.
- Requisition, purchase, and control of all factory and janitorial supplies to ensure inventory levels are maintained at the most economical price point.
- Validate within 24 hours that suppliers have received B & B issued purchase order and document confirmation.
- Maintain all assigned purchasing logs as required for B & B Manufacturing, Inc.
- Compile requests for materials, prepare purchase orders, keep track of purchases and supplies, and handle inquiries about purchase orders.
- Gather information and records to prepare purchase orders for procurement of materials and services.
- Respond to sales and supplier inquiries about order status, changes, or cancellations.
- Work with Inventory Control Coordinator to monitor inventory, perform buying duties when necessary, and contact suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries.
- Compare prices, specifications, and delivery dates to assist in determining the best bid, track the status of requisitions, and orders.
- Attend meetings as determined by Purchasing Assistance and Manager when deemed necessary.
- Communicate effectively with departmental supervision to enable proactive responses to suppliers and sales team.
- Performance of special projects as required by B & B, suppliers, and customers.
- Verify effective form and function for use as defined by B & B, its suppliers, and customers.
- Any other task(s) assigned by management.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must have :
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