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CRH · 2 days ago

Purchasing Agent

Auburn, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$28/hr - $32/hr

2+ years exp

CRH is the leading provider of utility infrastructure solutions for the water, energy, and communications markets throughout North America. The Purchasing Agent role involves assisting various departments in ordering and placing purchase orders for needed supplies, ensuring compliance with vendor requirements, and developing vendor relationships.

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Responsibilities

Ensure the accurate and timely purchasing of all items or services to fulfill and meet company requirements

Create purchase orders in an accurate and timely manner

Order supplies for individual departments and maintains purchase requirements

Review orders and requests to ensure vendor compliance, and recommend vendor changes when necessary

Place orders and expedite as needed to insure timely delivery

Evaluate suppliers by considering price, quality, availability and other criteria

Develop and optimize vendor relationships

Review any invoice discrepancies. Apply to suppliers with requests for credits or adjustments

Ensure that all purchase requests have been approved in accordance with authorized approval levels

Identify most cost effective freight movement

Direct communication with manufacturing personnel to ensure seamless operation of the facility with minimal disruption of production

Coordinate and processes all Return-To-Vendor requests

Various administrative duties such as filing, copying, etc

Maintain regular and punctual attendance

Comply with all company policies and procedures

Assist with any other duties as assigned

Qualification

Purchasing experienceVendor managementMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordMicrosoft OutlookVerbal skillsAdministrative dutiesManufacturing backgroundWritten skills

Required

Associate's degree in Accounting, Business Administration or related area, or minimum of one year's related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

2 years prior purchasing experience

Computer skills in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook

Good written and verbal skills