PURCHASING TECHNICIAN

Purchasing Technician 

 Company Profile

San Antonio Shoemakers (SAS), a San Antonio, Texas based privately held company, has been in business for over 40 years and has developed a reputation as a premier American manufacturer of high quality comfort footwear. 

Position:

SAS has an opening for a Purchasing Technician.

Job Responsibilities:

• Maintain and review computerized or manual records of items purchased, costs, deliveries, product performance, and inventories.
• Develop a working technical knowledge of the goods or services to be purchased.
• Arranges and administers all aspects of procurement services for assigned categories to various departments.
• Accountable for end to end performance metrics for assigned commodities
• Coordinates and review with internal customer’s requisition, scopes of work, specifications and other considerations.
• Review, modify and negotiates supplier terms and pricing.
• Filing, data entry, and organizing as needed and other duties as assigned.
• Prepare and sorts documents, and identifies and interprets data to be entered.
• Contacts preparers of source documents to resolve questions, inconsistencies, or missing data.
• Makes necessary corrections to information entered.
• Keeps records of work completed.
• Transmits entered information into database.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications:  

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, proportions, percentages, area, and volume.
• Able to adapt to new technologies and techniques to increase productivity and keep technical skills up to date.
• Skilled at identifying and resolving problems in a timely manner.
• Ability to present information in one-on-one and small group situations.
• Purchasing Knowledge, preferably in manufacturing environment.
• Ability to comprehend data as it relates to Production Scheduling (Manufacturing).
• Great customer service skills.
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills. Good grammar, handwriting and spelling skills.
• Proactive at managing purchased line items to minimize shortages

Physical Requirements:

• Ability sit or stand for 8 -10 hours per day with breaks approximately every two hours. 
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• The work is in a climate-controlled office.

Education & Experience Requirements:

• Associate’s degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school or one-year or more related experience or training.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics AX is a plus.
• Direct experience using ERP systems preferred.
• Computer proficient in Microsoft- Word, PowerPoint, Outlook. Advanced Excel skills required.
• Familiar with internet browsers such as Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox.

I have read and understand the duties, responsibilities and qualifications of this position and acknowledge that I can perform the essential functions of the job with or without an accommodation. I also understand that this is a summary of this position's duties and other responsibilities may be assigned, as the company deems necessary.

SAS is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to-race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientations, national origins, disability status, age, marital status or protected veteran class. No phone calls or agencies please.