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Klingspor Abrasives, Inc.
Supply Chain Agent
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What they do
A Purchasing Assistant assists buyers and staff in the purchasing or procurement department of a business or store. Assists with checking and completing purchase orders, communicates with vendors and suppliers, maintains records and provides data entry.
$45,967 / year median in North Carolina
-7% projected decline
Job Description
Job summary: Maintain the inventory of all items where the buyer number of the purchasing agent is set up as the responsible buyer in the ODOO item brand screen Generating purchasing orders and stock transfers Maintaining reorder points and other purchasing related item or vendor master data Tracking of due and not delivered purchase orders Tracking of missing order confirmations Checking Backordered items and expediting deliveries from Vendors Ordering Parts and Supplies for Maintenance Setting up new vendors Submitting purchase orders for Klingspor SAP subsidiaries as CSV file (EDI process) Summary of essential job functions: Maintaining inventory Maintaining master data Preparing and requesting all information for setting up new purchased items in ODOO Preparing and requesting all information for setting up new vendors in ODOO Requesting quotations from vendors Researching new potential vendors Meeting potential new or existing vendors Prepare Certificate of Origins for all supplies to Branch 150 (Tijuana) Administration of quality complaints with vendors Set up and change of vendor catalogs Minimum requirements: High School graduation, job experience in purchasing and knowledge of MS-Office and ODOO Abilities required Either sit or stand for 2X4 hours per workday