Purchasing Assistant

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position: Purchasing Assistant

A Flexible Packaging Manufacturer in the City of Industry, CA is seeking a Purchasing Assistant to help with the purchasing of raw materials, maintenance parts and other items.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

High school graduate, computer literate on Excel, Word and Outlook programs. Good typing skills, 10-key by sight, good verbal and written communication, fluently Bi-Lingual English/Spanish. Must possess a minimum of one year of purchasing experience preferable in manufacturing. Also have the ability to work in a very fast paced environment.

IDEAL CANDIDATE (SKILLS): Individual must be a hard-working person, have good organization skills, be reliable, fast learner, detail oriented with initiative and ability to receive instruction and work independently.

PAY RANGE: $18.00 - $22.00 based upon experience.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Purchase raw materials and maintenance parts for a manufacturing facility. Check prices against multiple vendors looking for the best deal. Search on the web.

Key purchase orders, scan and e-mail to vendor, get confirmations, keep requestor informed of delivery date, match packing slip to purchase orders, close PO’s on log and make copies for A/P.

Gather required documents from vendors for film and resin additives: packing slip (P/S), bill of lading (BOL), certificate of analysis (COA), technical data sheet, material safety data sheet (MSDS).

Keep an updated list of items on order and received for Production Mgr. Help manage the ordering and transferring of supplies to satellite facilities.

Excel duties (partial list): Create PO’s, forms, lists and maintain spreadsheets using basic formulas. Generate tracking reports and month end reports using pivot tables etc.

TRAINING:

Candidate will be properly trained for all of the duties he/she will be required to perform.

DRESS CODE:

Employee should dress comfortably in flat closed toed shoes since they will be walking through production departments and shipping/receiving. They must completely adhere to the AIB Food Safely internal policies and standards required in all plant and production areas.

WORKING SCHEDULE: Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

Company offers Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Ins. Plus a 401k Plan.