Purchasing Coordinator at Bargreen Ellingson Inc – Tacoma, Washington

The Purchasing Coordinator will help identify needs, present and answer questions about our products and services and recommend solutions. A positive attitude and a desire to promptly resolve potential issues will make you successful in this role.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Item maintenance in internal databases of over 25,000 items including price and description updates
• Manage orders for vendors ensuring correct shipping method, shipping address, and correct price on purchase orders
• Factory liaison
• Manage stock amount, safety stock amount and re-order amounts
• Use order acknowledgements to check prices and shipping on orders
• Freight claims on orders with missing parts or damages
• Monitor orders for estimated time of delivery and correctness
• Reduce fees by analyzing orders and combining orders
• Manage dead, over or under stock by analyzing inventory velocity
• Keep updated vendor files
• Manage stocking agreements for various items and factories
• Perform all duties in a safe and responsible manner, following all safety rules. Inform manager of any potentially hazardous conditions.
• Perform other responsibilities as directed.

Minimum Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent experience required.
• 2+ years in procurement or purchasing is preferred.
• Basic Math Skills.
• Ability to work in a high volume fast paced environment and still provide a high level of customer service.
• Understanding of the retail sales process.
• Familiarity with consumer behavior principles.
• Knowledge of inventory stocking procedures.
• Understands accounting fundamentals such as payables, receivables, and GL Coding is helpful, but not required.
• Beginning to intermediate computer skills and ability to utilize all business systems with proficiency; comfortable use of Excel preferred.
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to maintain a company insurable driving record.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

Work Environment: Generally indoor work environment with variable conditions.

Physical Requirements:

• Occasionally stand, stoop, bend, and kneel.
• Ability to sit for long periods of time.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear; read and identify numbers.

Bargreen Ellingson offers a comprehensive benefit program, which includes medical and dental insurance, retirement match, vacation, paid holidays, and sick leave (as mandated by local laws) for all full-time employees. Benefits for part-time employees include retirement match and sick leave (as mandated by local laws). Note: Benefits and eligibility may vary depending on location, position and hours worked. A full summary of benefits will be provided upon hire.

Bargreen Ellingson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.