Job Title: Purchasing Assistant

Location: Detroit, MI, 48226 (Hybrid)

Duration: 12 Months Contract

Pay Rate: 23.01

Position will be required to come into the office at least 1 day per week. Potentially more frequently during training period.

Description:

This is a clerical position responsible for performing complex purchasing and administrative staff-related duties. Work involves processing full range of Purchase to Pay activities requiring considerable independent judgment, initiative and discretion within the Company policies. Candidate must be able to work with minimum supervision. Detail of responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Acts as primary contact/liaison for Invoice Processing, responding to internal/external inquiries, issues, and concerns. Follows policies and procedures. Trusted with confidential information; screens and prioritizes mail and telephone calls, and follows through as needed; Responsible for carrying out all duties listed below in an accurate, cost efficient and timely manner with the business unit needs in mind; Create shopping carts; Create purchase orders; Receive goods/services; Review and manage parked invoice list; Review and manage GR/IR report; Investigate, solve and follow up with vendors regarding their inquires on payment status; Process received invoices; Issue vendor maintenance forms; Generate and sustain Continuous Improvement ideas

Skill and Education Requirements:

A high school diploma or equivalent and two to five years administrative experience (Associate Degree preferred) with a progression of complexity and skills to provide for the following:

- Ability to process large volume of transactional data

- Demonstrated proficiency in business correspondence, spelling, grammar and basic accounting

- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and intranet/internet research and departmental database management. SAP and SharePoint experience preferred.

- Ability to efficiently handle competing priorities and tasks, remain organized and meet deadlines

- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisor, coworkers, Business Units and Vendors

- Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Ability to function within a matrix organization in which functional and business leaders have equal authority within the organization and employees report to both a functional leader and a business leader

- Ability to develop and maintain productive relationships with both a functional and business leader, who collaborate on employee issues and decisions (including performance management, compensation

Someone with Accounts Payable/Receivable background would be a good fit