Purchasing Coordinator

Position : Purchasing Coordinator (Entry Level)Client : Water Treatment IndustryLocation : Paramus, NJ, 07652Duration : 3month contractPay Rate : $22.00/hr on W2Shift : Day Shift (Mon - Fri)Job Description:Summary:Individual will play a key role to ensure that purchasing transactions are completed in a timely and efficient manner. As part of this role, he/she will be responsible for delivery of approved purchase orders to vendor. In addition to ensuring that orders are processed efficiently, individual will monitor transactions to ensure compliance with company purchasing policy.Education/Equivalent:High School Diploma or equivalent; associates degree preferredWork Experience Needed:Knowledge and 'hands-on' experience of commonly used purchasing concepts, practices, tools and procedures.Experience with eProcurement and online purchasing catalogs a plus.Special Skills/Abilities Needed:Customer Service focused attitude.1 - 5 years of purchasing related experience.Computer skills including Word and Excel. PeopleSoft eProcurement experience a plusStrong communication and organizational skills.Must possess analytic acumen.Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with internal customers, external suppliers, and departmental management.Nature & Scope-Principal Areas of Responsibilities:Provide customer service for business units with respect to purchasing transactions.Advise customers of order status when necessaryProvide one-on-one training as needed for users in the operations teams.Work independently reviewing purchase requisitions, selecting appropriate vendors, and coordinating with department management and requesters.Dispatch and transmit purchase orders to the vendor in current version of ERP system.Be familiar with corporate purchasing programs and steer users to national contracts where applicable.Work with vendors to ensure orders are delivered in a timely fashion.Resolve invoice discrepancies where necessary.Ensure CODIS (internal Sarbanes Oxley policy) compliance with regard to purchases, approved vendors, change orders, and stale purchase orders.Supplier follow-up on orders.Assignments are subject to change based on organizational needs