Purchasing Assistant

Job description

Job Description: Position: Purchasing Assistant Job Summary: The Purchasing Assistant is a member of Boyd’s Purchasing team. The primary responsibility of this position is listed below: Summary: Compile and coordinate information and records regarding purchase orders for procurement of materials and services. Primary focus on raw material demand analysis and MRP-based Planning to meet production deadlines. Essential Job Responsibilities: - Run MRP alternating days w/Senior Buyer, analyze order-book demand, history and issues Purchase Orders based on suppliers’ releases. - Review of stocking levels regularly on all stocked items and make sure to always have the safety stock covered. - Provide input to management/Customer Service regarding problems such as shortages, changes, etc that will result in supply interruption. - Management of tooling and new product purchase orders as requested by Senior Buyer. - Print off all Purchase Orders and supplier order acknowledgements daily and file accordingly. - Coordinate/communicate purchasing activities with Manufacturing, Scheduling, Engineering and Customer Service to acquire inventory in a cost effective and timely manner. - Expedite order...