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Purchasing Agent
H K Skippack, PA
$71k-94k (estimate)
Full Time | Durable Manufacturing 3 Months Ago
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H K is Hiring a Remote Purchasing Agent

H&K Group, Inc.
H&K does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are always looking for the best, most qualified people to join our team.
Pre-employment drug testing (EOE)
Great Benefits offered!
Location: US-PA-Skippack
Job ID: 2022-1870
Category: Purchasing
Job Type: Regular Full-Time
Overview
The H&K Group, Inc. is looking for a Purchasing Agent to process and coordinate activities in the purchasing and distributing of raw materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies in the organization. The ideal candidate is analytical, organized, and has strong business acumen, customer service, and teamwork skills.
Why work for H&K Group, Inc.?
  • Competitive salary commensurate with experience
  • 100% Company-paid Health Benefits
  • 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan
  • Tuition reimbursement programs available to qualifying employees for approved programs
  • Additional training programs including on the job, online through H&K Academy, manufacturer offered training, and more
  • Potential for hybrid work schedule following initial onboarding and training
Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
  • Perform all work according to OSHA/MSHA and H&K Safety policies
  • Receive purchase orders from the field
  • Locate and purchases materials and parts for quarries and asphalt plants
  • Obtain multiple quotes before ordering to ensure best prices for purchases
  • Provide quality customer service when interacting with vendors, clients, and customers - both internal and external
  • Analyze market and delivery conditions to determine present and future material availability and verifies material arrives at location on time
  • Track purchases, costs, prices, and inventory utilizing Explorer software
  • Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Required Skills, Education, and Experience
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university OR high school diploma or equivalent (such as a GED) from an accredited educational institution with one year of relevant training or experience
    • Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered
  • Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel) and specialized purchasing/procurement software programs/platforms
  • Excellent written and Verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrated business acumen, analytical skills, mathematical skills, and cost consciousness
  • Demonstrated customer service and teamwork skills
  • Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
  • Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)
Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience
  • Two years of relevant experience
  • Experience with purchasing or procurement in heavy civil/highway construction, surface mining/quarries, or other heavy industry such as asphalt and concrete manufacturing
Physical Demands
  • Frequently required to:
    • Walk
    • Use hands to finger, handle, or feel
    • Talk or hear
  • Occasionally required to
    • Stand and sit
    • Lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
  • Specific vision abilities required
    • Close vision
    • Distance vision
    • Color vision
    • Ability to adjust focus
Work Environment
  • Occasionally exposed to:
    • Fumes or airborne particles
    • Outside weather conditions
  • Noise level is usually moderate
The H&K Group, Inc. provides complete heavy civil contracting and construction materials solutions with safety, speed, quality, efficiency, and value. Beginning as a small family business a half century ago, we are now a dynamic group of vertically integrated companies that has been growing and prospering for 50 years.
Thank you for your interest in employment with H&K Group, Inc. At H&K, we invest in our people, providing the essential training, instruction, and supervisory support that they need to develop and grow within our company. We acknowledge that H&K's strength and success is directly related to our employees and the talents, dedication, and job performance they exemplify. We seek dynamic, motivated people who are driven to make a difference.
H&K does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are always looking for the best, most qualified people to join our team.
Pre-employment drug testing (EOE)
100% Company-Paid Health Benefits!

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Job Summary

JOB TYPE

Full Time

INDUSTRY

Durable Manufacturing

SALARY

$71k-94k (estimate)

POST DATE

12/02/2022

EXPIRATION DATE

01/12/2023

WEBSITE

hkgroup.com

HEADQUARTERS

POTTSTOWN, PA

SIZE

100 - 200

FOUNDED

1968

CEO

SCOTT B HAINES

REVENUE

$10M - $50M

INDUSTRY

Durable Manufacturing

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About H K

H&K Group, Inc. (H&K) is a family of vertically integrated companies serving the heavy civil contracting and construction materials sectors with over 80 operations throughout eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. We provide: heavy civil construction services site & land development, transportation & structures, water & wastewater, design-build & value engineering, demolition, emergency response, construction materials crushed stone, sand & gravel, asphalt, ready-mix and precast concrete and high quality building materials manufactured concrete block, biosoils, landscape materials a...nd more. While embracing the legacy of H&K as our founders envisioned it, our new generation of family leadership is committed to refining our corporate goals and focusing intently on the future. With contemporary vision, strategy and a keen eye on technology and innovation, we continue to pioneer new processes and set new industry standards that consistently exceed our clients most demanding project expectations. Here at H&K, we live and work by a value system that places accountability, quality and integrity above all business practices and principals. In so doing, we have built a company culture that creates exceptional products and services while remaining socially responsible, ethical and fair in all that we do. By operating in this manner we have created a code of trust in our customers, clients, employees, and the communities in which we operate that is unrivaled in our industry. Though large in capability, strength, experience and value, we are unique in our ability to remain hands-on, engaged and local in the way we conduct business at H&K. This, we believe, is the H&K difference. We welcome the opportunity to provide our credentials, qualifications, and project experience to you. More
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