Purchasing Agent - Full-time / Part-time

Aerotek has partnered with a Consulting company in the Virginia Beach area to hire a Purchasing Agent.

Job Duties and Qualifications listed below:

Job Duties:
Responsible for purchasing activities on assigned projects, analyzing inventory reports and making recommendations regarding stocking levels, etc., and providing administrative support as required, to include but not limited to the following:
1. Create spreadsheets, sort, format, and create formulas, etc. as required
2. Collate information from various sources to produce reports
3. Research using the Internet
4. Proofread documents for grammar, content, clarity, accuracy of information, etc.
5. Create concise correspondence which is understandable for a wide variety of comprehension levels
6. Work with Accounting Department regarding billing issues
7. Communicate with off-site employees and vendors (emails, phone calls, etc.)
8. Perform basic administrative functions: filing, ordering supplies, sending/receiving faxes, mailing correspondence, scanning documents, etc.
9. Learn inventory software program and become proficient at running reports, customizing reports, downloading information into spreadsheets, and performing various functions (creating part numbers, reviewing part numbers already created for correctness, researching accounting issues, editing part numbers, etc.)
10. Monitor purchases for compliance
11. Confer with vendors to obtain product information, pricing, discounts, availability of product, invoicing issues, order status, etc.
12. Create purchase orders
13. Review invoices and associated paperwork
14. Assist with special projects as needed
Inventory Management
1. Download reports from inventory management software programs, review reports, and make recommendations based on analysis
2. Collect weekly cycle count data from various sources and compile and submit as directed
3. Perform various administrative functions in support of contract compliance
4. Monitor specific data in inventory software programs and perform corrective action (i.e. correcting nomenclature on part numbers, refining descriptions, etc.)
Other Duties
1. Assist all members of the Purchasing Department as required
2. Participate as member of wall to wall inventory team (may require short-term travel) if necessary
Additional tasks/assignments may occur.

About Aerotek: Aerotek, headquartered in Hanover, Md., is a leading provider of technical, professional and industrial staffing services. Established in 1983, Aerotek is an operating company of Allegis Group, the largest provider of staffing services in the U.S. Aerotek operates a network of more than 200 non-franchised offices throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. For more information, visit aerotek.com. Aerotek is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.