Purchasing Clerk

Job Title: Purchasing Clerk/Buyer

Location: Moses Lake

Reports To: Purchasing Manager

Position Overview

We are currently looking for a Purchasing Assistant to join our team. We would like to find an individual that is highly motivated and driven to help our purchasing team to help meet the needs of our parts, sales and service teams. The purpose and responsibilities of the purchasing assistant is to help improve and maintain the overall efficiency of the purchasing department. This position reports to the purchasing manager. The purchasing assistant must work closely with vendors, and other employees to maintain a high level of communication throughout the process.

Lad Irrigation (Lad) is an Irrigation dealer in Eastern Washington that began in 1957 with three employees installing and serving agricultural irrigation systems in the Moses Lake region. The company met success and was incorporated in 1967. Headquartered in Moses Lake, WA with branch offices in Pasco, Othello, George, Sunnyside, Basin City, Royal City and Yakima. Lad has steadily grown to service the entire Columbia Basin in Eastern Washington and now Center CO with over 100 employees. We are now a 100% employee-owned company offering profit sharing to our employees with broad development and advancement opportunities.

Why Lad? We take pride in knowing our customers in agriculture and striving to be a part of the communities we serve. We offer excellent comprehensive benefits, paid holidays and vacation, retirement plan, profit sharing, and the opportunity to learn and develop professionally.

Essential Job Functions

· Monitor orders to ensure timely delivery.

· Follow up with vendors about past due orders.

· Monitor store to store transfers to ensure timely completion.

· Cross referencing packing slips and purchase orders for errors.

· Receiving purchase orders into the computer.

· Faxing or emailing orders to vendors.

· File miscellaneous warranty claims with vendors.

· Track and process vendor credits.

· Issue periodic cycle counts to parts department.

· Update bin locations in the computer when needed.

· Assist with yearend inventories.

· Record lost sales into computer.

· Obtain vendor return authorizations, and return incorrect or damaged items.

· Expense supply items to various departments.

· Monitor order confirmations from vendors

· Update order ETA’s in the computer.

Requirements

· Work experience as a purchasing assistant, agent or similar role.

· Basic knowledge of MS Excel, & Word.

· Solid organizational skills.

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

As we have safety sensitive positions, there is preemployment drug screening, including cannabis.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.00 - $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Profit sharing
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Purchasing: 3 years (Required)
• Inventory control: 3 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Moses Lake, WA 98837 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Moses Lake, WA 98837: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $19 - $25