Purchasing Clerk in Bloomfield, Connecticut at Wood Group Pratt & Whitney

WGPW Industrial Turbine Services

Purchasing Clerk

Job Description

SUMMARY

Procurement personnel are responsible for managing the purchase of goods and services as required for the operation of the WGPW business. The Purchasing Clerk is responsible for purchasing all Inventory, Non-Inventory commodities and services to support operations. The Purchasing Clerk coordinates on-time delivery of goods and services, tracks, and administers all changes and updates to purchase orders.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The position includes but is not limited to the following essential duties and responsibilities.

• Quote materials, parts, & services to assure that WGPW is receiving the best possible value for all purchases.
• Ability to retrieve, read, & understand blueprints, processing specs.
• Create and maintain quote files.
• Interface with suppliers on negotiations, deliveries, and shipments.
• Initiate, process, and expedite purchase orders.
• Responsible for the return of non-conforming material or over shipment.
• Advise the Purchasing Manager of trends in the marketplace.
• Maintain minimum and/or maximum requirements ensuring adequate stock levels as the product line dictates.
• Maintain purchasing files and records.
• Update the purchase orders to reflect accurate delivery schedules.
• Perform other related & associated duties as necessitated by job responsibilities or special projects as directed by Management.
• May be required to work overtime as business conditions dictate.
• Occasionally require travel to suppliers.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the Knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must have good organization, written communication, computer, and clerical skills and the ability to work with Microsoft Office, Outlook, and email and WGPW electronic systems.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High School diploma or equivalent plus additional training and/or technical school required.
• 1 to 3 years’ related experience preferred.

Benefits:

401(k)

401(k) matching

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Holidays

PHYSICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands to type, and handle or feel objects, and be on the phone extensively. The employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 30 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Good hearing is also required.

The work environment is an office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. Minimal travel to vendors exposes employees to the outside environment intermittently. Employees may have to pass through the factory and be exposed to different levels or noise, parts, fumes, airborne particles, solvents, and oils on a limited basis.

WGPW Industrial Turbine Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.