What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Clerk position at OmniSource?
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OmniSourceOverview
The Purchasing Clerk is responsible for completing various tasks, usually clerical in nature, related to the inward movement of goods, supplies, contractors and raw material into our organization
Responsibilities
- Assists departments with following purchasing procedures, following up on their orders to ensure that deliveries are timely
- Develop and maintain strong internal and external relationships with key business partners and suppliers to assist supply chain operations globally
- Review purchase requirements with internal customer(s) to develop business need
- Negotiate contracts with suppliers while aware of culture, currency, geographic, and political environment
- Expedite goods and services as required
- Maintain required records such as quotes, price lists, blanket order file, supplier correspondence, contracts and supplier performance data
- Supporting resolution of warranty and service issues with suppliers
- Maintaining ongoing supplier performance data for periodic internal/external review and initiate corrective action/development as necessary
Qualifications
- Strong communication skills to successfully interact with employees, management and suppliers
- Strong comprehension skills
- Strong writing skills
- Strong computer skill (working in MS Office, Excel)
- Ability to present information to large groups effectively
- Ability to establish priorities and manage multiple tasks at once
- Ability to complete goals in a timely, detailed manner
- Regular and timey attendance
Preferred
- Bachelor’s or Associates degree in Accounting or Business
- At least 2 years experience purchasing or similar role
Benefits
- Paid vacation time
- Company paid and supplemental life insurance
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug insurance
- Health Savings Account with company contribution
- 401(k) with company match
- Profit Sharing
- Annual stock awards
- Stock purchase plan with company match
- Employee tuition reimbursement
- Dependent scholarships
- 10 paid holidays
- Comprehensive employee discount database
Steel Dynamics, Inc., and all affiliated entities are equal opportunity employers.
