Purchasing Clerk, Sr jobs in Illinois

Purchasing Clerk, Sr initiates, prepares, processes, and verifies purchase orders following established guidelines to purchase materials and goods by required delivery dates. Inputs transactions and administers a purchasing and contracts system or database. Being a Purchasing Clerk, Sr interacts with suppliers to obtain favorable pricing terms, product specifications, monitor availability, and optimize savings. Expedites delayed orders and resolves issues with changes, returns, replacements, and credit arrangements. Additionally, Purchasing Clerk, Sr coordinates with internal teams to ensure that procurement needs are met promptly and efficiently. Requires a high school diploma. Typically reports to a supervisor or team leader. The Purchasing Clerk, Sr works under moderate supervision. Gaining or has attained full proficiency in a specific area of discipline. To be a Purchasing Clerk, Sr typically requires 1-3 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Purchasing Clerk
  • Monterey Mushrooms, LLC.
  • Princeton, IL FULL_TIME
  • "We don't just grow mushrooms; we grow and develop people too!" ~ Shah Kazemi
    ABOUT US: Monterey Mushrooms is proud to provide fresh, locally grown mushrooms to your favorite grocery stores, restaurants, food manufacturers, and institutions nationwide. Founded in 1971, Monterey Mushrooms became a family-owned business when the company was purchased by Shah Kazemi, who began as an employee himself. Today, our 4,000 U.S. teammates are proud to grow more than 200 million pounds of fresh mushrooms yearly. Our humble family-owned business has been enhancing people’s lives for over 50 years. We have locations across the U.S., Mexico, and parts of Europe.

    Why Monterey Mushrooms?
    • Growth | The opportunity for upward mobility within the company & a company that plans to double YOY, in an industry with endless possibilities.
    • Culture | Family-oriented culture with good work/life balance.
    • Enhance People's Lives | Ability to make a difference with a company that is feeding the world!
    • Team | Ability to join an evolving opportunity with a company where teammate tenure is on average 11 years.
    • Benefit | Excellent benefits
    • An opportunity to make a positive impact and enhance people’s lives!
    Job Title: Purchasing Clerk
    Business Unit: Purchasing 145MIL
    Location: Princeton, IL (In-Person)
    Reports to: Purchasing Supervisor
    Work Schedule: Generally, M-F 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
    Travel Time: %: Less than 5%
    Position Type: Full-Time
    FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
    POSITION SUMMARY:
    The main job of a Purchasing Clerk is to create and maintain meaningful liaison with vendors so as to assure constant procurement of supplies. The Purchasing Clerk the activities involved with procuring goods and services for the facility, and confers with production managers to determine the amount and types of materials needed for a project and ensure that they are delivered to the department or unit in a timely fashion.
    JOB REQUIREMENTS:
    To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty in a satisfactory manner. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required for this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to ensure individuals with disabilities are able to perform the work functions.
    Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
    • Generate Purchase Orders from Material Requisitions and place orders with Vendors.
    • Issue inventory parts from Storeroom
    • Check for inventory material that he needs to be reordered for stock
    • Lead daily inventory spot checks and monthly cycles counts
    • Assist with yearly inventory count
    • Backup for Purchasing Attendant
    • Backup for Purchasing Supervisor
    • Receiving in Purchase Orders in JDE
    • Assist with PO's and receipts of Raw Material and occasionally packing supplies
    • Observe and practice safety procedures at all times. Be safety conscious. Correct or notify supervisor of safety hazards. In the event of an accident, notify supervisor immediately. Attend Safety Meetings.
    SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:
    • Discuss defective or unacceptable products or services with users and vendors to determine source of trouble and take corrective actions.
    • Liaison with accounting department to reconcile invoices and purchase orders.
    • Arrange for disposal of surplus material.

    COMPETENCIES:
    • Planning and Organizing – Engages in short and long-term planning, sets priorities to optimize time usage, adheres to schedules and plans.
    • Creativity and Innovation – Initiates conceptual ideas with practical applications, develops creative strategies and opportunities, creative thinking and problem solving, promotes a creative climate.
    • Judgment and Decision Making – Solves problems, considers relevant alternatives before making decisions, displays intuitive judgment, shows timeliness and conviction in making recommendations and decisions.
    • Teamwork and Relationship-Building Skills – Assists team members in accomplishing their objectives by helping things go right, establishes effective working relationships and promotes team efforts.
    • Adaptability and Change Management Skills – Ability to change to fit changed circumstances. Has the skill to multi-task and juggle competing priorities.
    • Develops Subordinates or Self – Helps subordinates learn and grow, maintains current knowledge in the field.
    • Communication and Cooperation – Effectively communicate upward, downward, and laterally. Prevents unproductive responses, improves the effectiveness of communications and interactions with others.
    • Accountability and Productivity – Holds themselves accountable to team members, accepts responsibility for their own decisions, sustains peak performance, and solves problems that impede productivity.
    SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES:
    • Working knowledge of purchasing procedures
    • Able to create and administer a task priority list based on company needs
    • The ability to organize and prioritize workflow
    • Computer literate and skilled in data entry (Computer, MS Office suite literate)
    • Knowledge of filing, record keeping and data entry
    EDUCATION & WORK EXPERIENCE:
    Required:
    • High School Diploma or equivalent work experience
    • Proven history of effective supply management
    • 3 years experience in purchasing role
    Desired:
    • Two-three years of experience in the mushroom industry, food manufacturing, or a similar fast-paced production environment.
    • Bilingual (English/Spanish).
    • Multiple facility environments experience
    Physical Demands:
    • STANDING/WALKING: Occasional
    • SITTING: Frequent
    • LIFTING/CARRYING: Occasional
    • PUSHING/PULLING: Occasional
    • REACHING/STRETCHING: Occasional
    • HANDLING: Occasional
    • BENDING/STOOPING: Occasional
    • TYPING: Frequent
    • FEELING: Seldom
    • KNEELING: Seldom
    • CLIMBING: Seldom
    Notice:
    The company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the company may deem appropriate.

    Equal Opportunity Employer/ Veterans/ Disabled
    For full details, including physical demands, request the full job description.
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Purchasing clerk
  • Schillings
  • Mokena, IL FULL_TIME
  • Are you a positive, detailed oriented person looking to work in a fast-paced industry? Great news! Schillings is currently looking for a Purchasing Receiving Clerk at our Mokena IL location. We offer ...
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Purchasing Clerk
  • Acero Charter Schools, Inc.
  • Chicago, IL FULL_TIME
  • OVERVIEW Reports to: Controller Salary: Competitive Salary and Benefits Location: Chicago, IL WE ARE ACERO Consistent with the strategic priorities of Acero Schools, the Purchasing Clerk will report d...
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Purchasing Clerk
  • Sardee Industries, Inc.
  • Lisle, IL FULL_TIME
  • Purchasing liason at our manufacturing facility in Lisle, IL working with engineering group.Responsible for purchase administration of orders placed by engineering group and documentation and receivin...
  • 9 Days Ago

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Purchasing Clerk
  • Lawndale Christian Health Center
  • Chicago, IL FULL_TIME
  • Mission Our mission is to show and share the love of Jesus by promoting wellness and providing quality, affordable healthcare for Lawndale and the neighboring communities. Position SummaryReports to P...
  • 16 Days Ago

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Sr Manager, Purchasing
  • Techveda Inc
  • Alton, IL FULL_TIME
  • Company DescriptionOur company is a leading IT services, consulting and outsourcing company delivering exceptional business solutions and customer value to its customers worldwide.We offers end-to-end...
  • 13 Days Ago

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Procurement buyer
  • Johnson Controls International
  • Apodaca, Nuevo León
  • What you will do? You will lead the process for the procurement of 3rd party direct materials for JCI’s Chillers busines...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Procurement Buyer
  • HARIBO GmbH & Co.
  • **Procurement Buyer** * Rosemont, IL * Full Time * Entry Level The **Procurement Buyer** recommends and develops strateg...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Procurement Buyer
  • Patterson Companies Inc
  • **Procurement Buyer** **Primary Location** Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minnesota **Job ID** R100235 ****Job Summar...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Procurement Buyer
  • Dragados USA Inc.
  • Norfolk, VA
  • ** Procurement Buyer** **Job Category****:** Bid, Est., Procurement **Requisition Number****:** PROCU03194 Showing 1 loc...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Procurement Buyer
  • Nazdar Limited
  • Shawnee, KS
  • ** Procurement Buyer** **Job Category****:** SourceOne Purchasing **Requisition Number****:** PROCU01148 Showing 1 locat...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Procurement Buyer
  • Express Employment Professionals
  • Katy, TX
  • Job Description Job Description QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's degree in supply chain management,, finance, accounting, busin...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Procurement Buyer
  • Lesaffre Yeast Corporation
  • West Chester, PA
  • ** Procurement Buyer** **Job Category****:** Finance **Requisition Number****:** PROCU001803 Showing 1 location **Job De...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Procurement Buyer
  • Talent Groups
  • East Rancho Dominguez, CA
  • Must have 3+ years’ hands-on experience with Procurement. Hands-on experience using ERP systems and pull data for analys...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Income Estimation for Purchasing Clerk, Sr jobs
$47,508 to $63,449

Purchasing Clerk, Sr in Carson City, NV
They report directly to a purchasing supervisor or buyer, providing administrative support and maintaining inventory and purchase records throughout the procurement process.
February 08, 2020
Purchasing Clerk, Sr in Columbus, OH
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Purchasing Clerk, Sr in Greensboro, NC
Smart purchasing practices are essential to the bottom line, and purchasing clerks manage the flow of goods and supplies to ensure smooth and cost-efficient business operations.
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