Job Title: Purchasing Specialist

Location: Mossville, IL 61552

Duration: 24 months Contract, likely to extend

Pay Rate: $25-27/hour

Job Description:

• Evaluate and monitor contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and to determine need for changes.

Skills:

• Verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, negotiation skills and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to analyze financial reports, price proposals and other technical data.
• Ability to accurately document and record customer/client information.
• Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations related to purchasing.
• Knowledge of supply chain management.
• Previous experience with computer applications, such as Microsoft Word and Excel.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in finance or a related business field required.
• 2-4 years finance related experience required.

Position’s Contributions to Work Group:

• One of three purchasing specialists gathering purchasing requests, assembling quotes, defining suppliers, placing orders, inventorying items received and communicating status to customers.
• Opportunity to advance into leadership roles

Typical task breakdown:

• Gather purchasing requests
• Assemble quotes
• Define suppliers
• Place orders
• Inventory items received and communicating status to customers

Interaction with team:

• Define processes
• Divide work
• Guide requesting engineers through purchasing process
• Work with suppliers to overcome hurdles
• Escalate supplier issues to Client liaisons

Work environment:

• Office work environment

Education & Experience Required:

• Experience using Client Guided Buy and Next Gen systems
• Will consider any form of education (minimum H.S. Diploma or GED)
• 2-4 years finance related experience required.
• 5 years relevant experience preferred

Technical Skills

• Computer skills (Microsoft Office, Excel – Beginner)
• Ability to work with online systems

Soft Skills

(Required)

• High energy and self motivated to process Purchase Orders
• Critical thinking to resolve issues with supplier systems and processes
• Communication skills to work order issues with customers and suppliers
• Attention to detail and process focus
• Tech savvy

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $25.00 - $27.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Morning shift

Work Location: In person