Shipping, Receiving and Purchasing Clerk

Job Summary

The Shipping Receiving/Purchasing Clerk position will ship and receive product and purchase goods and services to support the manufacturing operations.

Qualifications

To achieve success, a Shipping Receiving/Purchasing Clerk should possess the following minimum requirements, knowledge, skills, and abilities:

Education and Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED).  Bachelor degree is preferred; or, two to four years of related experience and/or training; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Comprehension/Communication skills:  Reads and interprets documents such as daily production reports, purchasing requisitions, packing lists, and purchase orders.   Must have strong computer, typing, and organizational skills, with high attention to detail accuracy.  Strong understanding of bills of materials and back-flushing importance.  Must be able to communicate clearly and professionally with internal and external customers as well as suppliers in both written and verbal communication including phone and email etiquette.

Mathematical Skills: Adds, subtracts, multiplies and divides in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability: Understands written, verbal or diagrammed instructions.  Ability to prioritize and adjust workload based on business needs.  Ability to recognize opportunities and apply problem solving skills to resolve and/or make improvements.

Duties & Responsibilities

Shipping/Receiving
Maintain accurate records of shipping reports, Bill of Ladings, packing lists, labels, and purchase orders.
Track parts throughout entire outside processing operations.
Monitor shipments and deliveries and follow up as needed.
Maintain accurate records of all product entering and leaving the plant.

Purchasing
Create and process purchase orders from BOM or requisitions.
Conduct market research for most cost effective solution.
Monitor purchases and supplies and follow up as needed to ensure timely delivery.
Negotiate pricing with vendors and on service contracts.
Identify potential suppliers and maintain new supplier documentation.
Build network of reliable vendor and service providers.
Conduct annual supplier evaluations.
Must have good computer and organizational skills with high attention to detail.
Must be able to communicate clearly and professionally with customers and suppliers in both written and verbal communication including phone and email etiquette.
Review any inefficiencies and cost-savings and make improvements as needed.
Ensure IATF 16949 and ISO-9001 compliance.
Assist in maintaining accurate inventory records.
Support Inventory Control as needed.
Other duties as required.