What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Intern position at Wells Vehicle Electronics?
Summary:
This position is responsible for assisting the purchasing team with a variety of administrative tasks including data entry, departmental reporting, and communicating action items as necessary to Purchasing Agents.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist with data entry via Excel loaders into the ERP system for purchase order acknowledgements, expedites, and advance ship notices.
- Assist in reviewing department reports, assisting with acknowledgements, critical shortages, and other duties as assigned.
- Assist with email Excel quote requests and responses.
- Assist with issuing Purchasing Requisitions for engineering samples.
- Assist with processing samples and following through the engineering approval.
- Run weekly reports to confirm the status of the engineering samples.
- Other job activities as assigned.
Essential Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Experience:
- Pursuing an advanced degree in a Business-related field
- Working knowledge of Word and Excel
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with internal and external customers
- Ability to multi-task; effective organization and collaboration skills in a team environment
Equipment Used:
- Computer, phone, and other office equipment
Personal Protective Equipment/Clothing Required (PPE):
- Safety glasses and hearing protection as required.
- ESD smock and grounding equipment as required.
Physical Demands:
(Not Applicable, Occasionally [1-33%; 0-2.5 hrs./day], Frequently [33-66%; 2.5-5.5 hrs./day], Constantly [>66%; 5.5 hrs./day])
Physical Abilities
- Stand – Frequently
- Walk – Occasionally
- Sit – Constantly
- Climb – Not Applicable
- Crawl – Not Applicable
- Squat – Occasionally
- Kneel – Occasionally
- Bend – Occasionally
- Twist – Occasionally
- Use of Hands/Fingers – Constantly
- Reach Outward – Occasionally
- Reach Above Shoulder – Occasionally
Lift/Carry
- 10 lbs. or less - Frequently
- 11-20 lbs. - Frequently
- 21-50 lbs. - Occasionally
- 51-100 lbs. - Occasionally
Push/Pull
- 10 lbs. or less - Not Applicable
- 11-20 lbs. - Not Applicable
- 21-50 lbs. - Not Applicable
- 51-100 lbs. - Not Applicable
Sensory Requirements
- Speech - Yes
- Vision - Yes
- Touch - Yes
- Hearing - Yes
- Smell - Yes