Purchasing Assistant - Richburg at thyssenkrupp Materials NA Inc. in Richburg, South Carolina

Job Description:

Summary of Position:

Compiles information and records to prepare purchase orders for procurement of material by performing the following duties.

Key Accountabilities:

• Verifies nomenclature and specifications of purchase requests, including assisting with part number set up.


• Obtains and verifies vendor acknowledgements.


• Ensures freight policy is followed and expedites purchase orders.


• Assists with cost updates and vendor/mill debits.


• Informs sales department of date changes from vendors.


• Searches inventory records or warehouse to determine if material on hand is in sufficient quantity.


• Consults catalogs and interviews suppliers to obtain prices and specifications.


• Types or writes invitation of bid forms and mails forms to supplier firms or for public posting.


• Writes or types purchase order and sends copy to supplier and department originating request.


• Compiles records of items purchased or transferred between departments, prices, deliveries, and inventories.


• Computes total cost of items purchased.


• Confers with suppliers concerning late deliveries.


• Compares prices, specifications, and delivery dates and awards contract to bidders or places orders with suppliers or mail order firms.


• Verifies bills from suppliers with bids and purchase orders and approves bills for payment.


• Classifies priority regulations.


• Files as necessary.


• Meets TKMNA Employee Attributes/Competencies

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirement for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements :

• 6-12 months relevant experience


• One year certificate from college or technical school


• Intermediate computer and math skills

Preferred Requirements:

• Associates Degree

thyssenkrupp Materials NA Inc is an equal opportunity employer and committed to diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age and veteran status or any other protected status required by applicable law.

Applicants with disabilities who require reasonable accommodation in connection with the application process are encouraged to contact us directly.With around 480 locations in over 40 countries, thyssenkrupp Materials Services is the biggest materials distributor and service provider in the western world. The broad service spectrum offered by the materials experts enables customers to focus on their individual core business. The area of Materials Services spans two strategic areas: global materials distribution as one-stop-shop - from steel and stainless steel, tubes and pipes, nonferrous metals and specialty materials to plastics and raw materials - and tailored services in the areas of materials management and supply chain management. An extensive omnichannel architecture offers 250,000 customers worldwide cross-channel, round-the-clock access to more than 150,000 products and services. A highly efficient logistics system ensures that all requested services are smoothly integrated into customer production processes "just-in-time" or "just-in-sequence".

thyssenkrupp Steel Services, a division of thyssenkrupp Materials NA, Inc., is a leading supplier of flat rolled, hot rolled, and hot dipped carbon steel products to the U.S. Marketplace, including galvanneal, galvalume, galfan and enameling steel. Our people, our suppliers, and our state-of-the-art service center in Richburg, South Carolina, supported by a network of stocking locations throughout North America, are dedicated to providing exceptional customer service to our customers from a variety of manufacturing sectors.thyssenkrupp is an international group of companies comprising largely independent industrial and technology businesses.Across 78 countries the group generated sales of €42.0 billion in fiscal 2018/2019. Under a strong umbrella brand our products and services make an important contribution to creating a better and sustainable future. The skills and commitment of our over 106,000 employees are the basis of our success. With our technologies and innovations, we work with our customers to develop cost-efficient and resource-friendly solutions to future challenges. We combine performance orientation with corporate and social responsibility.

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