The purchasing assistant is responsible for purchasing products for the company. Duties include the need to understand company needs based on stock, inventory, projects and plans as well as the understanding of general sales and market trends according to the industry. 

• Perform administrative and office support activities for the Product Manager/Purchasing Department.
• Enter and maintain purchase orders.
• Expedite vendor orders.
• Contact vendors to obtain information for customer inquiries.
• Acquiring Mill Test Reports.
• Approve inbound shipments for receiving and approve matching invoices.
• Word processing, creating and maintaining spreadsheets plus filing.
• Tracking pier deliveries and inventory, resolving discrepancies.
• Assists in performing warehouse inventory cycle counts.
• May be expected to travel to other Intsel Steel locations.
• Other duties as assigned by manager.

Education and Experience:

• Associates Degree in Business or Business School Certificate
• Prefer 1-3 years business experience in a product, purchasing or inventory management background.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies:

• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work successfully with a team or individually
• Detail oriented, flexible, able to multi-task
• Proficient in MS Office with strong aptitude in Excel
• Strong math skills, with ability to understand measurements, fractions and decimals
• Familiarity with import practices a plus

Other:
• Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands/fingers to handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

• Working Conditions: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock when in the operations or laboratory areas. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but due to open office environment noise level may occasionally be high.
Disclaimer: The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.