Cavco Nampa - Purchasing Assistant - Full-time

pstrongABOUT THE ROLE /strong/p pThe Purchasing Assistant coordinates activities involved with procuring goods and services such as raw materials, equipment, tools, parts and supplies, and purchases all inventory to meet production requirements by performing the following duties./p pstrongESSENTIAL DUTIES RESPONSIBILITIES/strong/p ul liReviews requisitions./li liConfers with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule./li liEstimates values according to knowledge of market price./li liPrepares purchase orders or bid requests./li liMaintains procurement records such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories./li liPrepares invoices for payment./li liVerifies nomenclature and specifications of purchase requests./li liCounts inventory items to determine if material on hand is in sufficient quantity./li liPrepares purchase orders and sends to supplier and department originating request./li liComputes total cost of items purchased./li liConfers with suppliers concerning late deliveries./li liVerifies bills from suppliers with bids and purchase orders and approves bills for payment./li liExpedites delivery of goods to users./li liMeets production requirements on a daily basis while controlling inventory levels with various lead times./li liAssists heavily with periodic plant inventory./li /ul pstrong MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS /strong/p ul liAt least two years of work experience in purchasing and/or costing/li liStrong attention to detail./li liExcellent communication skills./li liAbility to work in a fast paced environment./li liDemonstrate a good work ethic based on principles of honesty and integrity./li liExperience with Microsoft Office./li /ul