Purchasing Manager General Admin

PURPOSESupervises buying all products encompassing commodities expenses and consumable items. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESInvolved in the manufacturing and/or distribution negotiation vendors for credit worthiness and valuation and inventory turn data to upper management. Predicts commodity markets and recommends purchasing strategies. Builds purchasing agreements with timelines and expected usage. Manages inventory closely with sales to ensure products are available on time and accurately meet duties may be RESPONSIBILITIESThis job has no supervisory REQUIREMENTSTo 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. Bachelors Degree preferred but not required;Four (4) years of purchasing experience;Or equivalent combination of education and to read and comprehend simple instructions short correspondence and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to vendors and other employees of the advanced math abilities. Ability to solve practical problems and to deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written oral diagram or schedule form. Excellent working knowledge MS Word and Excel. WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL ACTIVITYThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential is in an office setting and generally sedentary with physical effort associated with using a computer but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of be required to occasionally lift carry push pull or otherwise move objects up to 25 travel may be required.