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Description
The Purchasing Specialist is responsible for ordering product based on established dates and times, updating promise dates and tracking material delivery. The Purchasing Specialist is an integral part of the Supply Chain team and coordinates with SFF Operations. They must be able to work in a team environment with all counterparts and supervisors by constant communication and adherence to Atlanta West policies and workflow procedures. Communication is paramount.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
· Order stock and special order material based on specified dates in system 3-4 times daily.
· Follow up with suppliers and update promise dates and purchase order pricing, verifying accuracy
· Review material for possible cost savings, use of crossover styles, bulk buys and or company’s non-stock inventory
· Create Stock POs, add lines to current purchase orders and edit existing purchase orders or lines.
· Enter, add or update lines in an order
· Swap material between orders if necessary or apply stock.
· Check roll/item inventory
· Lookup/Research Products
· Add or update notes to orders
· Add new or update existing products per procedure, download from E-Commerce module
· Using PIE Product import chart, receive product information to import into RFMS.
Requirements
Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
· Ability to read, comprehend and carry out multipart instructions.
· Ability to write professional correspondence through letters or email.
· Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute percent.
· Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
· Must be able to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
· Ability to work with vendors, customers, and other employees.
· Must excel at working in a team environment.
· This position requires that the person be an organized individual, who is self-motivated, and can work independently.
· Ability to use Microsoft Office platform
Training Requirements:
· RFMS: Order Entry, Purchase Orders, Schedule Pro, Bid Pro, Measure
· Customer Service Training
· Annual Training as assigned
· Continued Product Knowledge Training
Physical Demands:
· Required to sit at workstation and walk throughout building occasionally.
· Lifting up to 25 pounds.
Work Environment:
. general office environment
Our Benefits:
Artisan Design Group is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees. It is the policy of Artisan Design Group to apply recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, and professional development practices without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or certain classifications based on genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.
We are committed to helping individuals with disabilities participate in the workforce and ensuring equal opportunity to apply and compete for jobs. If you need any assistance at any point in the application or hiring process due to a disability and you need an accommodation, please email Accommodations@adgus.com. Please do not use this email address for any other questions. Only inquiries regarding accommodations will be addressed
Full Time
Retail
$69k-86k (estimate)
03/24/2024
05/08/2024
atlantawestcarpets.com
LITHIA SPRINGS, GA
100 - 200
Private
G E WYATT JR
$50M - $200M
Retail
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