OBC Northwest, Inc. is a manufacturer and distributer of greenhouse, nursery, horticultural, and agricultural supplies. We are a 70-year strong, family-owned company. Our philosophy is to provide superior service and products to all our customers. Our sales and distribution area covers the West Coast, Idaho, Utah, Montana, Hawaii, Canada, and Alaska.
OBC Northwest, Inc. believes that each employee can make a significant contribution to our success. That contribution should not be limited by assigned responsibilities. Therefore, this job description outlines primary duties, qualifications and job scope, but does not limit the employee to only the work specified. We expect that employees will offer their services whenever and wherever necessary to help ensure our success.
Job Description and Responsibilities
OBC Northwest is currently seeking an individual to fill our full time Purchasing Agent Position. The Purchasing Agent is responsible for acquiring the necessary goods and services for resale and production.
Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Process and manage purchase orders, expedite, and ensure orders are confirmed in a timely manner.
Determine if inventory quantities are sufficient for needs, ordering more materials when necessary.
Contact suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and availability issues.
Manage day-to-day supplier relationships.
Negotiate pricing, terms and conditions with suppliers.
Locate new suppliers as needed.
Work closely with customer service and suppliers to get customer quotes back in timely manner.
Respond to customer and supplier inquiries about order status, changes or cancellations.
Work with accounting to resolve invoice and purchasing order variances.
Customer service – answer phone calls and emails, assist walk in customers.
Requirements:
High School Diploma or equivalent.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Outlook and Excel.
Purchasing experience a plus but not required.
Ability to multi-task and establish priorities.
Sharp attention to details.
Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Experience working with SAP preferred but not required.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work with many personality types and skills.
Benefits:
PTO package
Full medical benefits package
Retirement plan
Pay starts at $18.00 per hour
This is a full time, in office position. Monday thru Friday, 8am - 5pm.
Please send resume for consideration.
