Purchasing Agent

at Aston Carter in Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Will be mostly remote but will occasionally go onsite for team meetings. Must live local to the office in Illinois.

Looking for:

-Intermediate MS Excel skills (v lookups, pivot tables)

-HS Diploma or GED

-Understand supply chain concepts

NICE TO HAVEs

-Bachelors Degree

-Experience using Power BI

-Experience supporting sales teams

Description:

This role will provide support to the Purchasing Operations buyers. They will be responsible for managing aged inventory, updating system notes, following up on outstanding items, and updating daily reports. This role could also find themselves helping to provide out of office coverage to my two drop ship teams.

· Proactively work to reduce on-hand-aged inventory

· Manage existing aged inventory by working closely with the sales organization and buyers

· Maintain daily Purchasing Operations reports, ensuring all data is up-to-date and accurate

· Provide out-of-office coverage for drop ship/purchasing team

·Updating reports

-Maintaining aging reports

-Responding to sales requests

-Very minimal purchasing duties – but could eventually acquire more purchasing-related duties after more exposure

-Providing administrative/clerical support to buyers

-No negotiations

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

At Aston Carter, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

+ Hiring diverse talent

+ Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

+ Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

+ Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com (%20astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com) for other accommodation options.