Purchasing Clerk
Triple-S Steel Holdings, Inc.
Date: 10 hours ago
City: Odessa, TX
Salary:
$21
-
$25
per hour
Contract type: Full time
At Triple-S Steel we live and work by our core values. Since our inception over 50 years ago, we have followed three basic principles that are the foundation of our success
Our goal is to maintain a stable, fun work environment while delivering satisfaction to the marketplace. We live closely by our core values excellence, loyalty, and fun. These are seen throughout our interactions with customers, within the company, and in each of our employees’ everyday lives.
Purchasing Clerk
Overview
Job Description
The purchasing assistant is responsible for purchasing products for the company. Duties include the need to understand company needs based on stock, inventory, projects and plans as well as the understanding of general sales and market trends according to the industry.
Pay Range
The salary range for this position is $21.00/Hr. - $25.00/Hr. based on experience.
Perform administrative and office support activities for the Product Manager/Purchasing Department.
Enter and maintain purchase orders.
Expedite vendor orders.
Contact vendors to obtain information for customer inquiries.
Acquiring Mill Test Reports.
Approve inbound shipments for receiving and approve matching invoices.
Word processing, creating and maintaining spreadsheets plus filing.
Tracking pier deliveries and inventory, resolving discrepancies.
Assists in performing warehouse inventory cycle counts.
May be expected to travel to other Intsel Steel locations.
Other duties as assigned by manager.
Education and Experience
Associates Degree in Business or Business School Certificate
Prefer 1-3 years business experience in a product, purchasing or inventory management background.
Knowledge/Skills/Competencies
Excellent communication and organizational skills
Ability to work successfully with a team or individually
Detail oriented, flexible, able to multi-task
Proficient in MS Office with strong aptitude in Excel
Strong math skills, with ability to understand measurements, fractions and decimals
Familiarity with import practices a plus
Other
Physical Requirements
The 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 functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands/fingers to handle or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.
Working Conditions
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock when in the operations or laboratory areas. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but due to open office environment noise level may occasionally be high.
Disclaimer The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
- Stability All decisions made are measured in years, not quarters.
- Flexibility Employees are encouraged to seek creative steel solutions and services that help the company thrive.
- Chemistry We foster and nurture an entrepreneurial spirit throughout the Triple-S family. That spirit permeates our DNA.
Our goal is to maintain a stable, fun work environment while delivering satisfaction to the marketplace. We live closely by our core values excellence, loyalty, and fun. These are seen throughout our interactions with customers, within the company, and in each of our employees’ everyday lives.
Purchasing Clerk
Overview
Job Description
The purchasing assistant is responsible for purchasing products for the company. Duties include the need to understand company needs based on stock, inventory, projects and plans as well as the understanding of general sales and market trends according to the industry.
Pay Range
The salary range for this position is $21.00/Hr. - $25.00/Hr. based on experience.
Perform administrative and office support activities for the Product Manager/Purchasing Department.
Enter and maintain purchase orders.
Expedite vendor orders.
Contact vendors to obtain information for customer inquiries.
Acquiring Mill Test Reports.
Approve inbound shipments for receiving and approve matching invoices.
Word processing, creating and maintaining spreadsheets plus filing.
Tracking pier deliveries and inventory, resolving discrepancies.
Assists in performing warehouse inventory cycle counts.
May be expected to travel to other Intsel Steel locations.
Other duties as assigned by manager.
Education and Experience
Associates Degree in Business or Business School Certificate
Prefer 1-3 years business experience in a product, purchasing or inventory management background.
Knowledge/Skills/Competencies
Excellent communication and organizational skills
Ability to work successfully with a team or individually
Detail oriented, flexible, able to multi-task
Proficient in MS Office with strong aptitude in Excel
Strong math skills, with ability to understand measurements, fractions and decimals
Familiarity with import practices a plus
Other
Physical Requirements
The 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 functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands/fingers to handle or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.
Working Conditions
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock when in the operations or laboratory areas. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but due to open office environment noise level may occasionally be high.
Disclaimer The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
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