Purchasing Assistant
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PURCHASING ASSISTANT |
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Job Title:
Location: Schedule: Benefits: Salary: Supervisor:
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Purchasing Assistant Brentwood,
TN, USA Full-Time
Medical
Insurance / Dental Insurance / Vision Insurance / PTO To be negotiated Purchasing
Manager |
Job Description:
The Purchasing Assistant will assist leadership in every aspect of
the procurement cycle and use best business practices to drive strategic
automated E-procurement solutions that help solve the critical acquisition of
essential products required mission that ASE Direct, Inc. serves.
This position will be embedded in a mission-focused operations
group and responsible for activities associated with proposal development/submittal
and contract management/administration on multiple assigned contracts. The
successful candidate will have a thorough knowledge of e-procurement
methodologies and enjoy working in a challenging, fast-paced environment
dealing with complex purchasing requirements.
Responsibilities will include:
- Participation in advance planning
discussions of new business pursuits.
- Proposal cost
volume and pricing development.
- Contract
negotiation and contract administration to ensure proper contract attainment
and implementation of contract requirements in accordance with company
policies.
- Support
Subcontracts and Purchasing personnel by providing compliant procurement
processes and ensure appropriate flow down provisions are
identified.
- Identifies, tracks,
mitigates, and resolves risk issues.
- Order Management: Process orders efficiently
and correctly using cost saving vendors while maintaining low freight
cost.
- Extensive Communication: Communicate with
vendors (electronic or phone), work alongside Customer Service, Sales and
Accounting to resolve issues.
- Reporting: Create and maintain reporting daily
to manage open orders, backorders, constrained items, and returns.
Required Skills:
- 1+ years of experience in value
added reseller (VAR) enterprise purchasing.
- Experience
in generating and negotiating complex proposals/contracts.
- Experience
with T&M, Fixed Price and Cost Type Contracts.
- Effective
Negotiator.
- Team
Player with excellent interpersonal skills.
- Proficient
in Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, or Project)
- Experience with rate structures and pricing strategies
Desired Skills:
- Organized and systematic approach to
task management that enables timely closure of actions.
- Ability to work independently with limited guidance.
- B.S. / B.A. Majors: Accounting, Business Administration, Business Management, Contract Administration, Supply Chain Management, Economics, and/or Business Law