A purchasing assistant provides administrative support for the procurement department of a company. As a procurement assistant, your job duties include monitoring current inventory, ordering supplies, and scheduling deliveries to ensure that your company has a sufficient number of necessary materials or equipment.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Receives purchases requests from other department and checks for availability at warehouse.
- Purchase goods or services that meet the quantity and quality expectations of the organization
- Track inventory and restock goods when needed
- Maintains contact with vendors regarding orders and merchandise, new products, market conditions, and trends; coordinates purchasing from on-site vendors not associated with university procurement operations.
- Receives, inspects, and distributes merchandise to appropriate individuals; files damage claims with freight companies or vendors.
- Prepares periodic reports related to purchasing, inventory control, and shipping and receiving within the local operation.
- Conducts annual on-site inventory, prepares inventory listings to include the location and status of all equipment.
- Evaluates the quality and appropriateness of supplies and equipment; conducts cost/quality comparisons prior to submitting requests to immediate superior.
- Confers with other departments to determine purchasing needs and specifications.
- Any related Bachelor's Degree.
- With at least Six (6) to 1 year experience.
- From Food and Beverage industry is a must.
