Purchaser Jobs

Description\ Job Summary:\ Perform a variety of purchasing assignments to procure supplies, raw materials, parts and assemblies necessary for operation of the organization. Contact suppliers, examine bids, and good working knowledge of materials and sources of supply to make purchases at prices consistent with quality and quantity specifications.\ \ Essential Functions:\

• Must be available and willing to work overtime as the employer determines is necessary or desirable to meet its business needs.\ \ Travel:\ Must be available and willing to travel as the employer determines is necessary or desirable to meet its business needs.\ \ Working Conditions:\ Works in a typical office setting. Occasional shop exposure.\ Requirements\ Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:\ Must develop and maintain strong relationships with team members, customers, and suppliers.\ Possess interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills.\ Must be able to establish and maintain trust, unity, and partnering with management, team members, suppliers, and customers.\ Strong advocate of company vision and mission statement.\ Good interpersonal communication skills.\ Possesses good negotiation skills.\ Good understanding of metals and the metal market.\ \ Minimum Requirements:\ High School education or GED required. Three to five years in a related industry.\ \ Note: Nothing in this job description restricts management\'s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time\ \ Petersen Inc. is an "Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/PWDNET" Employer
• Possess an attitude of continuous improvement\
• Must be committed to a high standard of safety and be willing and able to comply with all safety laws and all of the employer\'s safety policies and rules and must be willing to report safety violations and potential safety violations to appropriate supervisory or management personnel.\ \ Equipment Used (but not limited to):\ Telephone, Computer and related software, Copy Machine, Fax Machine, Basic Office Equipment.\ \ Availability:\
• Maintain safe environment\ Essential Mental Functions:\ Must understand vague and implicit instructions, and react favorably in all work situations. Must be mentally adaptable and flexible in dealing with a variety of people. Is frequently called upon to handle difficult situations. Must be able to communicate providing feedback in a professional manner. Must be able to answer questions in a professional and friendly manner. Requires occasional public contact. Must be able to handle stressful situations in a professional manner.\ \ Essential Physical Functions:\ Requires sitting for prolonged periods. Requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate standard office machines such as computer, photocopier, calculator, etc. Requires vision correctable to within normal range for designing, spreadsheets, etc. Requires ability to give and receive communication to different levels of the organization.\ \ Safety Requirements:\
• Reconcile purchases with accounts payable\
• Purchase materials in a manner to help ensure overall profitability of the company\
• Liaison between supplier and company\
• Resolution of all non-conforming material paperwork\
• Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance at such level as is determined in the employer\'s sole discretion.\
• Expedite all purchases\
• Must not pose a direct threat or significant risk of substantial harm to the safety or health of himself/herself or others\