What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Agent position at EAKAS ARKANSAS CORPORATION?
JOB FUNCTION:
Coordinates activities involved with procuring goods and services such as raw materials, equipment, tools, parts, supplies and advertising, for the organization by performing the following duties:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Reviews requisitions.
- Confers with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.
- Selects products for purchase.
- Estimates values according to knowledge of market price.
- Determines method of procurement such as direct purchase or bid.
- Maintains procurement records for items or services purchased, costs, delivery, and inventories.
- Expedites delivery of goods to users and expedite past due purchase orders with a goal of “0” days past due.
- Order raw material with sufficient lead-time specified by supplier for delivery so Eakas will not run out.
- Search for highest quality (determined by % of rejects) and lowest prices by competitive quotations.
- Must maintain IATF16949 and ISO 14001 requirements.
- Determine economic order quantities.
- Must maintain purchase orders (filing, closing, posting) being up to date with zero errors.
- Reconcile discrepancies between packing slips, receivers, and shipping on a daily basis.
- Work with supervisors and achieve cost reductions of supplies with the proper approval
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $13.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Work Location: In person
Salary : $13