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Administrative Specialist
Procurement Assistant / Administrative Assistant
This Procurement Administrative Specialist Temp role gives successful candidates the opportunity to learn new skills and grow their careers with our successful B2B and ecommerce brands in Melrose Park.
The Procurement Administrative Specialist Temp will work closely with the Manger and Buyers / Associate Buyers (Food and Non-Food) learning and assisting in all roles. This is an entry level opportunity that will develop strong collaboration, negotiation, sourcing, buying and applied business skills. Key objectives of this position are to serve as a liaison between the suppliers and the internal operations such as Design, Merchandising, Accounting, Transportation and Production. This role will work with our current suppliers to resolve issues manage purchases. In addition, this role will assist in identifying and qualifying new potential suppliers.
Job Duties :
Track orders and communicate and update delivery timing expectations
Source and build relationships with new qualified suppliers
Work on strategic projects with suppliers as directed by Manager and Buyers
Work with Quality Control and suppliers on inspections, supplier compliance management and issue resolution
Work with Accounts Payable and suppliers to resolve chargebacks, invoice discrepancies and purchase order maintenance
Collaborate with various departments : Logistics, Sales, Product Development, Quality Assurance, Production, Finance, Ecommerce, Structural Department, and Design team
Negotiate, gather, and maintain product cost quotes into Product Lifecycle Management System
Work with the logistic department on incoming truck, ocean, and air shipments
Assist in preparing purchase orders for assigned product categories
Audit Bill of Materials for sold gifts for changes and completion
Manage Samples, revisions, according to detailed specifications as per designer’s needs
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree required or 2 years equivalent experience
Analytical and comfortable with numbers
Work autonomously and address problems in a structured, logical manner
Proficient with MSOffice, MS Excel and have working knowledge of MS Power Point
Proficient with Outlook and Word
Proficiency with MS Access is a plus
Organized
Self-Motivated
Previous Office experience
Data entry experience / capability
This position will be supporting for 3-4 Days a week the Food Team AND for 1-2 Days a week Non-Food Team TBD
8am-5pm
25.00 / hr
Elite Staffing offers the following benefit programs for your participation : Medical, Dental, Vision, Voluntary Benefits, 401k Retirement Plan, and Commuter benefits.
Temporary or Temporary to Hire
Melrose Park, IL 60160
