Purchasing Assistant

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Make a difference, protect lives, and achieve your dreams. Build your career with the industry-leading fire, life safety and security company.

This position is responsible for maintaining relationships with suppliers, vendors or wholesalers, places orders for products based on current inventory needs and tracks shipments. The position requires good client service skills to collaborate with different departments, support managers and work with vendors.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Performing vendor research and selection to enhance profitability, reducing operating costs and boosting efficiency
  • Provides administrative and clerical support to the department.
  • Enter vendor invoices for payment
  • Maintaining cordial working relationships with vendors and supervising vendor activities
  • Signing and reviewing purchasing agreements with vendors, monitoring their performance
  • Using quarterly and annual data to determine purchasing needs and performing inventory management
  • Creating, submitting, and managing purchase orders, overseeing shipping schedules and maintaining purchase records
  • Working with warehouse staff to compare deliveries with purchase orders to identify discrepancies
  • Conducting ongoing market research to identify beneficial purchase agreements and potential vendors
  • Assisting with Accounts Receivable, Collections, and other administrative tasks
  • Perform other duties assigned by management.
Education/Qualification:
  • High school diploma or equivalent (Associate Degree or B.Sc. in Logistics, Purchase and Supply, Business Administration or related fields is preferred)
  • At least two years of experience in a purchasing position
  • In-depth knowledge of purchasing functions, inventory, and supply management systems
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision
  • Strong organizational skills, a good understanding of sourcing and the ability to maintain vendor relationships
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
  • Ability to use purchasing software
Other Duties:
  • Adheres to the Code of Conduct, Confidentiality Agreement, and Company Safety Policy.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
Physical Requirements:
  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
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Benefits and Perks:
  • Excellent pay
  • Medical, dental, vision
  • Company paid life insurance
  • Company paid short term disability
  • 401K with employer match
  • Paid vacation and company holidays
  • Company vehicle (if job applicable)


Pye Barker Fire and Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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