What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Agent position at Jet Industries?
Jet Industries Inc. seeks a Purchasing Agent to join our nationwide, family-owned contractor team. As a Purchasing Agent at Jet Industries, you will be crucial in completing paperwork, tracking shipments, and ensuring the smooth flow of materials for our diversified construction trades. Join us in upholding our core values of Integrity, Customer Service Excellence, Teamwork, Accountability, and Safety while enjoying a dynamic work environment.
Jet Industries Benefits:
- Career-building opportunities & growth potential
- A diverse internal training program, Jet University
- A safety-first, family-like workplace
- Paid-Time-Off (PTO)
- Affordable Medical/Vision and dental coverage
- Matching 401-K
Job Summary:
Purchasing Agent researches, evaluates, and purchases products to sell or use in their operations. They negotiate competitive pricing and work within budgets to secure cost savings or
sales revenue. They also develop accurate ways to monitor agreements and sales to secure future savings or profits.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Inputs transactions and administers a purchasing and contracts system or database.
- Initiates, prepares, processes, and verifies purchase orders following established guidelines to purchase materials and goods by required delivery dates.
- Expedites delayed orders and resolves issues with changes, returns, replacements, and credit arrangements.
- Interacts with suppliers to obtain favorable pricing terms, product specifications, monitor availability, and optimize savings.
- Coordinates with internal teams to ensure that purchasing needs are met promptly and efficiently.
- Accountable for inventory management throughout the purchasing process. Including optimizing purchasing strategy to protect cash flow.
Qualifications/Experience:
- Valid driver’s license in the state of work.
- Highschool diploma or GED.
- 2-5 years of related experience.
- Ability to work under moderate supervision.
- Experience in Fire Sprinkler, Electrical, HVAC or Plumbing Purchasing preferred.
- Proficient in Microsoft 365 (i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint/OneDrive, etc.).
As an equal opportunity employer, Jet Industries will hire without consideration of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability. Jet Industries also enforces a zero-tolerance drug policy.
Jet Industries Inc. is a nationwide, family-owned, contractor that has thrived in business since 1977 by fostering an entrepreneurial culture that has led to our diversified construction trades.
This same culture has helped us create a cohesive work environment. Our company lives and breathes our core values of Integrity, Customer Service Excellence, Teamwork, Accountability, and Safety. Our start-to-finish services include heating, air conditioning, plumbing, electrical, engineering, fire protection, and maintenance. Our team completes every job with efficiency, safety, and organization in mind, ensuring the best possible results, every time. You can always count on us to minimize project waste, maintain an organized project schedule, and deliver a high-quality product.
Pay: $20 - $30 / hour
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) matching
Job Type: fulltime
Education: High school degree
Work location: On-site
Salary : $20 - $30