Purchasing Assistant

Job Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Purchasing Assistant works under the supervision of the Procurement Manager. Primary job duties include working with the purchasing team on day-to-day activities and acting as a secondary point of contact for new and current vendors.  

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

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• Ensure required paperwork for commodities contracts and suppliers is in place (i.e., purchase orders, certifications, vendor documents etc.)
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• Work with sales, purchasing and partner facilities to keep current product specifications on file.
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• Research new vendors.
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• Identify and procure customer samples for the team, when necessary.
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• Review contract balances weekly and monthly and communicate instances of risk.
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• Provide written reports/presentations to Supervisor and other HFI personnel as requested.
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• Work with Logistics, HFI Facilities, Accounting, Sales, and Quality Personnel to ensure internal process flows are running smoothly.
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• Provide support to other purchasing and crop production team members.
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• Coordinate efforts of assigned special projects.
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• Support the Procurement Team with documentation as requested.\
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QUALIFICATIONS:

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• Ag background preferred.
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• Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel.
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• Well organized with attention to detail.
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• Able to multi-task.
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• Good decision-making skills.
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• Excellent written and verbal skills.
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• Team player with the ability to work well with others.
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