Purchasing Agent

Blue Star Power Systems, a rapidly growing company located in Upper North Mankato MN, is seeking a motivated individual to fill the full-time position of Purchasing Agent, reporting to the Director of Procurement. As our team expands, we are looking for a proactive, friendly, and versatile Purchasing Agent who is ready to take on a variety of responsibilities and grow with our organization. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a flexible, fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, detail oriented and thorough, have excellent follow-through, time management, computer, communication, and relationship building skills, and is also able to prioritize multiple and ongoing tasks that may be running concurrently. It is imperative that this person be able to work with urgency and stay on schedule with demand.

Key Responsibilities:

• Negotiate cost, quantities, quality, and delivery of items with current or new/alternate suppliers.
• Verifies daily stock levels and keep inventory at required quantities.
• Verify purchase requisitions by comparing items requested to master list and clarifying unclear items.
• Prepare purchase orders by verifying part number, quantities, delivery, and cost for each.
• Obtain purchased items by forwarding orders to suppliers, monitoring, and expediting orders.
• Monitor item receipts by comparing items received to items ordered relative to cost, quantity, quality, and lead time.
• Develop relationships with material suppliers.
• Monitor daily inventory transactions for accuracy and maintain data integrity in Epicor ERP system.
• Work with shipping/receiving department as needed for inventory control.
• Calculate and use demand driven minimum/maximum stock levels.
• Other tasks and duties as requested or assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Epicor or another comparably ERP system.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite

This position offers a very aggressive compensation package including: Excellent starting wage commensurate with experience, 100% company paid Blue Cross health insurance, matching 401(k), paid holidays, personal time off, as well as tremendous opportunity for advancement.