Purchasing Administrator
Hajoca
- Corona, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
The Purchasing Administrator/Expeditor is responsible for expediting purchase orders and ensuring accuracy in pricing, quantities, and schedules. Expeditor will liaison between purchasing team, profit centers, pricing team, and vendors requiring strong communication skills. The expeditor will work several daily reports, transcribe detailed status updates, and may assist in other tasks or projects as needed. Purchasing Administrator will champion our department culture statement at all times.
Core Job ResponsibilitiesPerform accurate and timely Purchase Order (PO) confirmations daily. PO shipment scheduling in detail scheduler, vendor follow-up, back-order resolution, computer system manipulation.
Identify and resolve all vendor purchase order discrepancies prior to the final invoice processing.
PO expediting - calling on overdue POs, checking on current ETAs, and rendering all research and acquired information into computer system.
Work with purchasing and pricing teammates to support efforts in product substitutions, and pricing discrepancies.
Manage daily Open Purchase Orders, AP/PO, and Detailed Inventory GP% reports.
Assist team members in servicing Central Purchasing including answering incoming calls, faxing, filing and photocopying.
Work with team leaders and buyers on devalued inventory transfers.
Assist team leaders and buyers with profit center vendor returns.
Perform other reasonably related duties as assigned by immediate supervisor or other management as required.Basic QualificationsMinimum high school diploma
Experience in a customer service, purchasing, accounts payable - familiarity with purchasing process is preferredSkillsOutstanding customer service and interpersonal communication skills.
Possess a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
Able to build and maintain a positive working relationship with customers, vendors, and teammates.
Able to research, analyze data and solve problems.
Able to prioritize work projects and multi-task.
Read, write, speak, and understand English.
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Basic computer literacy (use of mouse and keyboard, Microsoft Word/Excel)