Inca Presswood Pallets (Sardis, MS) is North America’s leading manufacturer of Engineered Molded Wood™ pallets, core plugs, and other specialty molded wood products.

Position Summary

Purchasing Agent-will help manage our plant maintenance inventory as well as purchasing. The ideal candidate must have strong attention along with a sense of ownership for the processes involved with keeping our inventories accurate. Direct interaction with the plant manager, office manager, and operations manager on a daily basis.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Review daily the Spare parts Checkout Sheet from the Storeroom
• Conduct Physical inventory of plant supplies, and tank levels of resin, wax, and diesel fuel
• Receive resin and wax deliveries
• Review submitted requisitions from the Plant Manager, Production Manager, and Maintenance Manager
• Purchase order generation and ordering of spare part items and plant supplies from submitted requisitions, daily spare parts checkout sheet, the supply cabinet inventory counts, and tank level inventory sheets
• Pickup spare parts and plant supplies from local vendors or machine shops
• Check-in incoming spare parts and plant supplies-label and shelving in the spare parts room
• Receive in MVP of incoming spare parts and plant supplies
• Match invoices with receivers and close out purchase orders in MVP
• Label invoices with the proper account code on the signature block
• Enter vendor number on Invoice front if not already listed
• Generate weekly spending report of invoiced, order not received, and received not invoices items from MVP in certain account codes
• Generate daily resin & wax usage analysis sheet
• Purchase order generation and ordering of resin and wax supplies
• Purchase order generation and scheduling maintenance-related rental equipment from given requisitions
• Purchase order generation and order of packing supplies
• Maintaining the parts room in a neat and organized manner
• Occasional off-site errands
• Generate PM and DM and safety work orders. This includes attaching the required technical information i.e., drawings, specifications, and/or procedures to the work orders before issuing
• Confirm required parts are available for the work order issued. If parts are not on hand, the parts must be requisitioned for purchase.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• High School Diploma required
• Proficient in MS Office; particularly Excel and Word
• Proficient use of email and the internet
• Accurate keyboard skills
• Manufacturing knowledge or basic mechanical knowledge helpful
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Key Competencies:

• Organization
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Proficient time management
• Dependability
• Attention to detail with a high level of accuracy
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Competent math skills
• Initiative
• Contribute to a team effort with other team members throughout the multi-company organization

Note:

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) of this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an at-will relationship.