Assistant, Purchasing

Hybrid's humble beginnings started in 1997 in the back of a print shop designing, selling, and printing tee shirts. Today, Hybrid is a global apparel industry powerhouse in brand and licensing management. Hybrid provides its expertise and fully vertical operations capability - design, merchandising, development, sourcing, production, and distribution - to a broad suite of branded, licensed, generic, and private label partners. Hybrid's full-service apparel design and manufacturing expertise extends across the apparel category, including knits, woven tops, bottoms, tees, and accessories. As our organization has evolved, so has our philosophy of doing business. We have made concerted efforts to remove ourselves from the antiquated approach of other apparel manufacturers and doing things differently has been our focus. We are building a company ethos that breeds innovation, collaboration, integrity and excellence in customer service. What is my role? As a Purchasing Assistant, you will work with various departments to appropriately plan for the purchases of blanks and manage its inventory. What You'll Do Purchasing blanks/trims at the best possible price Coordinating items to contractors within the expected time frame of 24-48hrs depending on cancel dates Monitoring inventory and using inventory as much as possible Communicating all updates to the appropriate party for scheduling purposes to be done within 24hrs Model stock & Projection PO's and inventory usage and facilitation by expected dates to be published weekly Understanding customer compliance and what items/trims can and cannot be used Ensuring quality is at the highest standard 100% of the time Sourcing or providing availability on mill /custom items as needed with customer compliance in mind Daily monitoring and updating on open PO, Prod & blank prod reports Data entry of all PO's ensuring accuracy of all criteria What You'll Need Associate's degree preferred Minimum 1 year of experience in purchasing role Highly developed analytical skills Ability to multi-task, work independently, and anticipate issues Exceptional communication skills - verbal and written Hybrid Apparel is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.