Purchasing Coordinator

Company: Total Filtration Services

About Us
Total Filtration Services, Inc, is the largest full line distributor of filtration products and services in North America. We operate 13 stocking branch locations throughout the United States with our headquarters located in Troy, MI, and have a strong national network to manage any filtration needs. Our technical sales staff recommends filtration solutions based on each customer’s unique needs. We have a diverse background across numerous markets including Automotive, Aerospace, Food and Beverage, Data Centers, Chemical, Metals, Power Generation, General Industrial, Heavy Equipment and Oil/Gas Production. We support these markets by utilization of our preferred vendor strategy that leverages 90% of our spend with 80 of the world’s top manufacturers. Our in-plant value added services model continues to provide our customers with the highest levels of service focused on total cost of ownership and delivering year over year savings.

Visit our Website: www.totalfiltrationservices.com

Responsibility Summary:
The Purchasing Coordinator is a metrics-driven position responsible for accurately and efficiently following up on open purchase orders, receiving drop ship orders, contacting vendors for shipping documents, support Logistics department, and completing other related assignments which contribute to the department and company as a whole. This position is designed to work directly with the supply chain team to support the business where needed.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure vendor item costs are up to date in business system.
• Perform Purchase Price Index (PPI) analysis to support Division Supply Chain Manager
• Manage Vendor Pricing email inbox
• Maintain purchasing inbox – following up with suppliers on order confirmations, receiving dropship purchase orders, and action other supplier communications
• Contact outside vendors to follow up on late open orders and collect shipment tracking information on dropships
• Accurately and timely receive vendor shipments into the company’s business system, working with logistics, A/P, distribution managers, buyers, and suppliers as required.
• Support Logistics department with transactional activity as required and available
• Assist team members with projects and tasks as assigned.
• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
• Participates in continuous improvement activities and provides suggestions for cost reduction and improved efficiency

Required Qualifications:

• Solid computer skills and data entry abilities
• General knowledge of ERP systems
• Efficiency using Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word and Excel
• Data Entry experience preferred
• Strong attention to detail
• Deadline driven with the ability to multi-task
• Analytical mind-set
• Ability to identify issues and propose improvements; keen problem solving skills
• Ability to contribute as an individual as well as a team-member
• Demonstrated effective listening skills

Educational Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalency required
• Associates Degree preferred

Interpersonal Skills:

• Effective listening skills
• Positive “can-do” attitude

Physical Demands:
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 occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms, balance; stoop, kneel, talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

• Office environment
• Position is currently 4 days in office and one from home – subject to change.

Travel Requirements:
N/A

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Total Filtration Services operates as a vital subsidiary within Flow Control Group (FCG), a prominent holdings company that is a leading solutions provider focused on technically oriented products and services for flow control, fluid handling and process, industrial automation, and life sciences with locations throughout North America. As a critical intermediary between over 3,000 suppliers and 15,000 customers, over 90 brand companies, and close to 1,700 employees, FCG’s distribution and technical expertise serve an essential function in the movement of mission-critical components to a diverse array of end markets and applications.

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