What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchaser position at Climate Pros, LLC?
Job Summary
The Purchaser is a crucial resource for facilitating the practical ordering of products and services and ensuring that supply commitments and business needs are met. They will support a variety of employees within the organization. This role will help to clarify requirements, evaluate and assist with determining suppliers, generate and place orders, and manage ongoing supplier interactions.
Duties And Responsibilities
Desired Skills, Certifications, And Education
The Purchaser is a crucial resource for facilitating the practical ordering of products and services and ensuring that supply commitments and business needs are met. They will support a variety of employees within the organization. This role will help to clarify requirements, evaluate and assist with determining suppliers, generate and place orders, and manage ongoing supplier interactions.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Learn to evaluate material order content and applications; determine if there are any missing or incorrect components needs
- Compare materials and components on cost, quality, specifications, availability, and lead time with vendors and manufacturers
- Familiarize self with active vendors and identify new potential vendors
- Purchasing that procurement specialists determine is needed
- Accurate data entry into our proprietary software. This includes maintaining credit card purchasing records and inventory of parts bought and issued
- Handle manufacturer warranty forms and returns through 3rd party websites or portals as required
- Able to effectively and decisively communicate with field service technicians as well as with various suppliers and manufacturers
- Perform other related duties as required and assigned
Desired Skills, Certifications, And Education
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced department and be able to prioritize order requests.
- Knowledge of creating and maintaining purchase orders
- Extreme attention to detail, organizational and robust judgment skills
- Use of analytical abilities to problem solve and anticipate departmental requirements
- Possess a strong proficiency in computers, including an excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Minimum of one year of clerical, audit, secretarial, purchasing, or inventory control experience or comparable time in college, trade, or business school
- Preferred: A background in either HVAC, Refrigeration, Inventory, or Parts Ordering
- Purchasing: 3 years minimum requirement
- Be an honest team player, growth-oriented, and able to do whatever it takes; safely!
- Regularly required to sit, stand, and walk; occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds; noise level is usually moderate.
- All employees may be required to visit a customer site and complete a ride along with a field technician.
