Workplace Location:

Huntington Beach, CA, Office or Remote Support from Home (CV19 Pandemic Only)

Position Summary:

The Purchasing Agent will support end-to-end purchase order (PO) and Transfer Order management, including creation, modification, maintenance, back-order expedites and inquiry status, supplier/internal-production interface and delivery management, three-way match to invoice reconciliation and all necessary corollary administrative support tasks.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Under direction of Supply Chain Management or Planner-Analysts, support ongoing sourcing and purchasing activities
• Generate and administer internal and external purchase orders (PO)
• Generate and administer internal and external transfer orders (TO)
• Perform 3-way match PO, PO receipt to invoice reconciliation
• Support, create, maintain, analyze, expedite, and report backorder status
• Create and maintain Bills-of-Materials (BOMs)
• Log and expedite Master Asset Print Files
• Interface with Suppliers and Internal Production as required on PO/TO

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.A./B.S. degree or 3-5 years of experience in supply chain, procurement, or materials
• Working understanding of supply chain, inventory management and MRP/ERP concepts
• MRP/ERP procurement system experience
• RFQ and Purchase Order generation experience

Skills/Abilities:                    

• Exceptional MS Excel skills, proficient in MS Office (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Excellent organizational, analytical and time management skills
• Consummate team player with superior interpersonal skills
• Ability to multi-task in fast-paced environment with attention to detail
• Superb verbal and written communication skills (English)
• Able to support peak workload schedule overtime requirements

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time, including at a computer
• Occasional lifting, of up to 20 lbs., of products and transport to other buildings
• Repetitive hand and wrist movements for frequent use of computer keyboard, mouse, and lifting or transferring of items.
• Frequent walking, standing, stooping, or kneeling

Work Conditions:

• General office environment and/or ability to work remotely from home (requires fast-working network or Wi-Fi connection)
• Occasional exposure to warehouse and outside weather conditions
• Moderate noise level in the work environment

Teacher Created Materials is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.