Purchasing Assistant presso Kent Building Supplies
Kent Building Supplies · Fort Edward, Stati Uniti d'America · Onsite
- Professional
- Ufficio in Fort Edward
What We Offer:
Irving Tissue is proud to offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including but not limited to:
- $25-$28/hour - please note that this is an estimate and the actual pay will vary depending on experience, qualifications and professional certifications
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance effective 1st of the month following start date
- 401K with 5% company match eligible on the 1st of the month 30 days following your start date
- Health & Wellness Reimbursement
- Employee & Family Assistance Program
- Product Purchase Program
- Opportunities to take part in job related training and development
- Growth and progression opportunities within Irving Tissue and the larger network of the J.D. Irving group of companies
- Relocation costs (if applicable)
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Director, Sourcing – Capital/Paper, the Purchasing Assistant performs duties involved in the Purchasing and accounts payable functions. Supports internal customer needs and liaisons and coordinates corporate initiatives related to the position for the site.
- Basware - Reconcile invoice issues with internal customer/suppliers
- Work with Corporate on received not invoiced errors (RNI)
- Site resource for new supplier set up and initiate APPIAN request
- Filing for all duties of this position
- Set up of employees into Basware to improve payment process
- Assist the Buyers – fax, expedite, copy, file, update, validate PO’s
- Input purchasing cost savings and do freight coding
- Analyze current year spend to project next year’s Blanket PO amounts. Send data to owners of service to enter requisitions
- Manage purchasing files to meet auditor expectations
- Expedite report follow up on late purchase orders with suppliers
- PO acknowledgement of pricing, quantity, description, and date
- Analyze price increase rates to determine if rate of change is within reason
- Receive all blanket PO related items based off packing slips.
- Process manual check requests, vehicle registrations, security gas cards
- Phone & email inquiries for all tasks
- Receive as per direction from requisitioner, goods and services
- Assist storeroom set-up/change vendors, item master, catalog item #’s
- Update catalogue pricing
- Request upcoming contractor rate change and update supplier catalogue
- Perform GMP audits
- Perform PPE signage audits
- Maintain or improve all relationships with current and new suppliers
- ISN Liaison, knowledge of ISN process is a must. Train those who are unfamiliar with functions of ISN. Communicate with security with contractor issues.
- Creatively find ways to generate cost savings or avoidance
- Assist with tax coding corrections.
- Other duties assigned by supervisor.
Qualifications
- Associate's degree with a focus on business / accounting or purchasing. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
- 1-5+ years of experience
About Company
At Irving Tissue, we know the key to success is our people.
We are a leading manufacturer of premium quality tissue products – including national brands Royale® in Canada and Scotties® in the US - and private label.
We pride ourselves in our commitment to providing the best quality products and exceptional service to our consumers and customers.
Our parent company - J.D. Irving, Limited, is a responsible steward of the forests. Each year, its forest operations harvest less than 2 percent of the forest it manages, ensuring that the company grows more wood than it harvests. J.D. Irving has planted more than 1 billion trees since 1957, and the J.D. Irving Forest Supply Chain has been declared carbon neutral.
