Purchasing Assistant

A purchasing assistant provides administrative support for the procurement department of a company. As a procurement assistant, your job duties include monitoring current inventory, ordering supplies, and scheduling deliveries to ensure that your company has a sufficient number of necessary materials or equipment.

Responsibilities

• Receives purchases requests from other department and checks for availability at warehouse.
• Purchase goods or services that meet the quantity and quality expectations of the organization
• Track inventory and restock goods when needed
• Maintains contact with vendors regarding orders and merchandise, new products, market conditions, and trends; coordinates purchasing from on-site vendors not associated with university procurement operations.
• Receives, inspects, and distributes merchandise to appropriate individuals; files damage claims with freight companies or vendors.
• Prepares periodic repo...