Grainger

Purchasing Operations Specialist

Grainger

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Ciudad de Panama • 🇵🇦 Panama

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Maintain/update current expected ship dates, receipts corrections/adjustments.
  • Manage requirements documents and large order processing and follow-up for all assigned Vendors.
  • Provide credible useful information to allow multiple cross functional teams impacted by Past Due Purchase Orders, GRIR issues and Large Orders to deliver a better service promise.
  • OMS is the key contact for Vendors and their assigned Category Purchasing Manager (CPM), Supplier Performance Analyst (SPA), DC inbounds teams, Accounts Payable and Product Manager (PM).
  • Work all assigned Vendor issues, including past dues line follow-up, DC receipts and/or proactively work potential past due POs to help vendors resolve short term (transactional) issues in a timely manner.

Requirements

  • BS/BA or equivalent experience preferred.
  • Ability to foster, manage and leverage relationships at varying levels internally & externally.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills that foster collaboration with team, business partners and cross-functional teams.
  • Systemic thinking and problem solving.
  • Ability to influence decisions with teams without direct management responsibility.
  • Demonstrated ability to multitask, quickly learn and become competent in, and effectively apply new skills.
  • Proficient in Excel, Access and/or other database and reporting tools.
  • Exposure to business disciplines outside of Purchasing is desirable.
  • Exposure to SAP desirable.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
requirements managementlarge order processingproblem solvingmultitaskingdata analysis
Soft skills
relationship managementverbal communicationwritten communicationinterpersonal skillscollaborationinfluencesystemic thinking