Purchaser Job at Veritas Press
Veritas Press is a Christian organization dedicated to providing the best classical Christian education materials and services anywhere. We are in search of a Purchaser to join our team.
A successful candidate will be able to manage and execute all aspects of purchasing while striving to create cost and time saving efficiencies with consideration of market seasonality. We will ask the employee to perform additional administration assistance to operations as needed when the purchasing season is slow.
Responsibilities
- Acquire and maintain knowledge of all Veritas Press product and service offerings.
- Create and send purchase orders for forecasted stock.
- Source suppliers, assess for quality, and negotiate sale agreements and supply contracts.
- Consistent communication with various internal departments.
- Meticulous record-keeping.
- Demonstrate persistence with vendors to fill backorders.
- Maintain system for product changes, discontinued items, etc.
- Order and receive review copies for replacement products.
- Communicate any product availability, and changes to all necessary staff.
General Administration
- Acquire and maintain knowledge of ERP software; provide training and serve internally as the ERP platform ‘subject matter expert’ as needed.
- Produce financial reports as requested.
- Perform other financial administrative duties such as needed, with training.
- Coordinate communications between Operations teams as requested.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Conversant with the Reformed Faith and Classical Education from a Christian worldview according to the VSA Statement of Faith and Philosophy.
- Good written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to interact positively with vendors and company personnel.
- Able to work diligently without much direct supervision.
- Work to constantly expand abilities by gaining further training in areas of weakness.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Close attention to detail.
- Strong administrative and data entry skills, including skill in Excel
Physical Demands:
- Standing, walking and sitting for long periods of time
- Extensive typing on QWERTY style keyboard
- Extensive viewing of lighted computer monitor
- Speaking and hearing
- Reaching and bending
- Lifting up to 50lbs
- Using hands to perform tasks
- Working in industrial warehouse conditions (climate controlled) around and utilizing equipment such as forklifts, pallet jacks, hand trucks and carts
- Exposure to dust and dirt
Education:
- High school diploma preferred
Compensations and Benefits:
Competitive salary based on experience; incentive compensation based on performance
Benefit Package includes:
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Health, dental and vision insurance
- 401k matching
Instructions:
- Be sure to answer all questions marked with an * on the application; they are required.
- If you're not sure of any of the other answers, leave them blank.
- Please upload a resume; we prefer PDF format.
- In the Cover Letter section, please write us a brief note to tell us why you're applying. It can be as formal as you want it to be, we just want to get to know you.
- After you submit your application, you cannot edit it.
- If you close the application without clicking the SUBMIT button, your details will not be saved and you will have to start over.
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