Purchasing Agent

Description

The Purchasing Agent will be responsible for administering the Marshall Farms purchasing program. The program will be cognizant of various fiscal goals, including cash-flow management, maximizing economies of scale, limiting waste, and ensuring accountability for company material and assets.

The hours of the position are Monday-Friday, 830am - 5pm. 

Purchasing Agent is a grade O14, with an hourly pay rate of $20.09-$30.15

Duties/Responsibilities:

Product Sourcing

a. Develop specifications for material or service with area supervisors and/or end users.

b. Propose alternative solutions to the requested specification (if available) & review current resources.

c. Identify & qualify vendors through comparison of quality, pricing, service, vendor fitness, and shipping terms.

d. Solicit competitive bids and or blanket pricing.

e. Perform vendor evaluations through periodic review of pricing, quality and delivery to ensure best source of service and material.

f. Review & confirm pricing and vendor terms with accounting.

g. Maintain department-level inventory sheets by establishing stock areas and working with end-users on achieving system integration.

Day-to-Day Purchasing

a. Manage inventory worksheets to determine the need to order.

b. Accept Material Request/Purchase Orders for items and review inventory.

c. Order material and update the requestor of status changes as needed.

d. Inspect received items against Purchase Orders and developed specifications.

e. Request SDS copies for all new products and forward to the Director of Human Resources with notation as to the requesting party/department.

f. Reconcile packing slips against Purchase Orders.

g. Coordinate material returns and outbound UPS shipments.

Material Procurement- Administration and Development

a. Periodically review current vendor accounts for changing trends.

b. (Forecast/plan) (Department/project) material usage with end-users and supervisors.

c. Work with supervisors and managers on reviewing current applications and processes, and propose new alternative solutions surfaced through research or changes in the industry.

d. Develop vendor relationships to enhance farm operations and to minimize end-user/vendor interaction.

e. Review material set-points/reorder points to manage cash outlays and maximize discounts while considering usage, storage, and spoilage.

f. Develop vendor & category review process to maintain scrutiny of commodity items.

Asset/Inventory Control 

a. Develop and manage asset control system.

b. Survey and record current assets and assign responsibility.

c. Coordinate material receiving and forwarding. 

Requirements

High School Diploma + 5 yrs related experience.

Though primarily an office position, physical requirements require the ability to operate a forklift.

Minimum mental requirements necessary to perform key tasks of job to include but not limited to effective interpersonal communication, maintain attention to detail, comprehension (oral & written), understanding interrelationships between processes/activities, ability to forecast and anticipate consequences to actions, ability to coordinate activities logically, problem solving, maintain confidentiality, work with constant interruptions, stress, etc.

The individual will be capable of working with various computer applications, including Microsoft Word & Excel. The individual will be required to effectively and consistently perform the above-listed duties. 

The individual will contribute to a productive and professional environment by setting a positive example and demonstrating enthusiasm, diligence, ethical behavior, taking responsibility for their actions, and challenging themselves to continually improve. 

The Benefits of Being a Part of the Marshall Family

Our benefit package is an important element of the overall experience we offer our employees. 

Full-time employees receive:

• 100% company-paid medical and dental insurance for employees, spouses, and eligible dependents, or a generous opt-out if you already have coverage elsewhere
• Generous time off benefits starting at 3 weeks/year
• 401(k) retirement savings plan – 100% match on the first 5% of contributions with 100% vesting (must be 18 or older to participate)
• Enriched Short-Term disability benefits and Long-Term disability insurance
• Profit Sharing contribution of 10% of your annualized salary
• Life Insurance at 4x your annual base (up to a max. of $200,000)
• Boot allowance (excludes office and barrier employees)
• $500 bonus for employee referrals. 

About Marshall Farms Group, Ltd.

Our mission is to help improve the lives of people and pets. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on fulfilling this mission by supporting our ability to provide animals and related services to the top research organizations across the globe, aiding their lifesaving biomedical and veterinary research. In addition, we leverage our extensive breeding experience as a preferred supplier to detection dog training programs and are the leading provider of Pet Ferrets. Over the last 80 years, we have grown from a local to a global company, but we haven't lost our family feel and employee-centric focus.

Marshall Farms Group, LTD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.