Purchasing Analyst I
Owens & Minor
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $20 per hour
Job Level
Junior
About the role
- Acts as primary support person for Inventory Supply Analysts.
- Research vendor product availability, investigate carrier status as well as follow up on interbranch orders and DC Purchase Orders with possible receiving issues.
- Research items considered At Risk for new business in all locations, expediting product and making the appropriate updates to orders and inventory notes.
- Updating supplier backorder and cancellation detail.
- Reviewing the Salesforce application cases on a daily basis, providing information for customer backorder reports.
- Assist with entering and processing ADM (Automated Debie Memo) returns to the Suppliers.
- Manage location (DC) Mailboxes timely.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred but not required
- 0-2 more years of Inventory Supply experience (supply chain planning, inventory management, operations, manufacturing planning and/or forecasting) or any combination of education and experience to meet the above requirements.
- Demonstrated comfort dealing with large, demanding customers with complex distribution networks.
- Proven ability and willingness to develop relationships with customers (internal & external)
- Strong multi-tasking skills including ability to manage large amounts of data.
- Ability to think and act strategically in the business while focusing on day-to-day operational execution.
- Ability to work effectively in a constantly changing, fast paced team environment.
- Ability to build strong, collaborative relationships with internal and external business partners.
- Excellent organizational and influencing skills.
- Strong communication (written and verbal) skills; comfortable communicating at various organizational levels, and able to back-up thoughts with facts and analysis.
- Proficiency with Excel, other MS Office applications and data visualization tools (Power BI)
- Strong results orientation and work ethic, able to work independently.
- Flexibility to support multiple projects with ability to meet all deadlines.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, available on first working day
- 401(k), eligibility after one year of service
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Tuition reimbursement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
inventory managementsupply chain planningoperationsmanufacturing planningforecastingdata analysisorder processingbackorder managementproduct researchvendor management
Soft skills
multi-taskingrelationship buildingstrategic thinkingorganizational skillsinfluencing skillscommunication skillsadaptabilitycollaborationresults orientationwork ethic
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree