
Purchasing Representative
Logix Federal Credit Union
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Valencia • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $28 - $42 per hour
About the role
- Provides support in accordance with Procurement Operations Policy #202
- Assists in researching suppliers / providers of goods and services considering value, quality, service, and reputation as requested by vendor owners; obtains quotations upon request.
- Assists in preparation, distribution, and compilation of responses to RFIs/RFQs/RFPs in bid analysis format as requested by vendor owners and based on specifications provided.
- Collects and files bids/quotations/acknowledgements/exceptions documentation for audit purposes.
- Escalates potential quality or internal control issues.
- Maintenance of Workday system
- Monitor business processes for delegations, purchased orders and requisitions
- Performs vendor review (reasonableness), set up, documentation, payment controls and status monitoring (active/inactive).
- Reviews and distributes reports to track production, monitor compliance and enforce internal control measures.
- Troubleshoots system issues and/or end user issues with Technical Support and vendors for positive resolution.
- Monitors Purchase Order queues and responds promptly.
- Reviews new purchase order content for accuracy to ensure compliant and efficient (blanket POs) routing; review documentation for accuracy, completeness and reasonableness, escalating questionable or unusual requests or usage.
- Reports problems with purchase order queues or workflow errors.
- Reviews approval paths for policy compliance, internal remarks, and external instructions prior to sending purchase order to vendor; resolves or reports conflicting issues.
- Assist with new user training.
- Provides feedback and remedial training when needed.
- Assists with product research and guidance to employees upon request, identifying vendor options, determining quantity, quality, service, and reliability.
- Suggests updates to policy, procedure and intranet site as needed.
- Assists with monitoring inventory, usage and backorder reports and reorder/reprint as necessary to ensure adequate volumes are available.
- Routes forms through Compliance, Marketing and/or Forms Owner(s) for changes / updates.
- Maintain specifications, proofs and Forms History.
- For branch and special supplies, assists with acquiring pricing, bids, quantity breakpoints, quality, service, delivery and other pertinent information.
- For large projects, assist with preparation and distribution of RFPs, vendor owner specifications, collecting responses and compiling the bid analysis.
- Identifies opportunities and offer solutions to improve efficiencies and cost effectiveness of processes.
- Reports opportunities to improve pricing, value, service and/or quality.
- Assists in managing the contract item list, identifying items to be added or removed.
- Maintains user logins, approval workflows and location information.
- Monitors contract purchase dollar/volume ratios, along with usage to ensure best pricing Option.
- Responsible for supplies and services setup for new branch locations.
- Work within their team and have a direct impact on their tasks.
Requirements
- 4 Year / Bachelors Degree Preferred
- 3 Years of Experience Preferred
- Must be able to easily adapt to Credit Union’s Purchase Order software system.
- Must have a working knowledge of the Microsoft suite of office products.
- Must be detail oriented.
- Must have demonstrated quality customer service skills.
- Knowledge of request for information, request for quote, and request for proposal processes and guidelines in support of general business operations.
- Previous experience monitoring or evaluating inventory levels to decide if adequate supply levels are available a plus.
- Purchasing operations experience, a plus.
- Previous experience working with inventory systems a plus.
- Prior experience reviewing contracts and service level agreements a plus.
- Learn and discover existing tools and processes to apply them along with their academic knowledge to achieve simple tasks.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
procurement operationsbid analysisvendor managementcontract reviewinventory monitoringpurchase order processingRFIRFQRFPdata analysis
Soft Skills
detail orientedcustomer serviceproblem solvingadaptabilitycommunicationteamworktrainingfeedbackorganizationefficiency improvement
Certifications
Bachelor's Degree