Purchasing Specialist (Print)

Imprimus Labels and Packaging is a well-established, highly reputable leader in the printing industry. We produce top-quality printed products for the demanding cosmetics, personal health care, beverage, food, and dietary supplements markets with seven manufacturing plants in California, Ohio, and Texas.

We are passionate about our employees' development and success and encourage them to make a difference. Our Core Values play a meaningful role in our employees' lives.

Our organization is looking for a Purchasing Associate to assist us with filling our internal inventory needs. You will report to the purchasing manager, negotiating the pricing of the raw materials, products, or supplies that we need to operate smoothly. In addition, you will create purchase orders and track the incoming items to help ensure that there will not be any unforeseen interruptions to production. You will also help reconcile inventory counts if there are any issues.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create and expedite purchase orders to acquire materials related to Production Ticket.
• Update ERP Label Traxx system for production tickets with stock, ink, and tooling delivery dates.
• Review order confirmations for accuracy and update purchase orders and Label Traxx Tickets.
• Track and communicate purchase order delays to scheduling and customer service.
• Create purchase orders for outsourcing orders, and track and update tickets with delivery dates.
• Review schedule daily to make sure tooling, inks, and stock arrive on time and email scheduling and customer service with stock delay issues.
• Maintain daily and monthly open purchase order reports.
• Reduce roll stock inventory.
• Collaborate with the production team to run tickets more efficiently.
• Run requirement reports; analyze history to determine ordering requirements.
• Assist with new part number and supplier set up and maintain purchasing database for accuracy, including price and part number changes and changes in vendor/supplier information.
• Work with vendors for purchasing of repair or replacement parts.
• Work with the warehouse staff to ensure transfers are coordinated and shipped out in a timely fashion to meet branch requirements.

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or GED certificate
• Bachelor's degree or experience in supply chain management (preferred)
• Computer proficiency, particularly with spreadsheet programs
• Organizational skills
• Time management skills

BENEFITS

• Benefits start the first of the month after the hire
• Free $100,000 life insurance
• Free Long Term Disability
• 401k with company match
• Partially Funded Health Savings Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• Vacation, Sick, and Holiday Pay

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform this job's essential functions successfully. While performing this job's duties, the employee is regularly required to sit, and use hands to finger, handle, talk, or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stand. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. This job's specific vision abilities include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: We make employment decisions based on merit and other legitimate business reasons. We want to have the best available people in every job. Therefore, we do not discriminate and do not permit its employees to discriminate against other employees or applicants because of race, color, creed, sex, gender, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, marital status, military service/veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law.