Purchasing Assistant

Fully Onsite- Fenton, MO

Our Medical Equipment Manufacturing partner in the St. Louis area is searching for an Office Operations Coordinator to join their team. This Coordinator must be a highly motivated and positive thinker able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. They will assist with all aspects of work order generation and close out. They will also reconcile purchase orders to invoices and solve discrepancies, while maintaining adherence to budget/forecast. This position may require some material handling and inventory management support in a warehouse setting.

Primary Responsibilities

• Create and manage projects, work orders, and purchase orders through all stages
• Maintain accurate capital and operating expenditure records and prepare capital and operating expenditure summaries and other reports as required
• Reconcile capital invoices and communicate results on issue resolution
• Interface with other organization and personnel within our partners organization including finance, operational support, purchasing, planning and corporate compliance.
• Prepare and review reports and other analysis as required for achieving financial objectives
• Perform analysis of data trends on operational budget spend to enable teams to meet key performance indicators
• Utilize analysis to identify cost savings opportunities
• Create operating expense re-forecast
• Coordinate operating expense variance analysis and reporting
• Support inventory management and material handing on an ad hoc basis

Required keys for success

• Two or more years of financial analysis or office related experience
• Ability to prioritize and organize effectively
• Ability to work independently, as well as in a collaborative and dynamic team environment
• Ability to handle multiple projects and priorities
• Ability to analyze and interpret data
• Ability to quickly identify business problems/opportunities
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing in a clear and straightforward manner
• Ability to communicate with all levels of management and company personnel
• Ability to manage multiple projects at one time
• Good knowledge of software applications such as Word, Excel, etc.

Nice to Have

• Experience working in ERP platforms (specifically Microsoft Dynamics 365) preferred
• Microsoft Office
• Familiar with accounting policies

Your education

• Bachelor’s Degree in business or a relevant experience preferred