Purchasing Agent
Geismar, Louisiana
Optimal – Procurement and Purchasing /
Regular Full-Time /
On-site
Come join our team at Optimal!
We know a few things about competing with giants and exceeding expectations.
After years of working in the field, our founders decided to break from tradition and build the company they wanted to work for. They believed in starting a company rooted in trust, its team, and the idea that everyone matters and has a part in getting the job done right.
Quickly building a reputation from the ground up and growing the company along with our list of clients, Optimal is now influencing the industry and the people we serve. We live by the values that make us who we are.
And that is how we deliver the impossible for our clients and team members every day.
Optimal Field Services, a Crest Industries company, is looking to add an experienced Purchasing Agent to our team. The purchasing agent for Optimal Field Services will be responsible for maintaining a relationship between the company and its selected vendors that allows for the efficient and productive supply of material resources to the organization. The purchasing agent will also be responsible for developing new relationships with vendors who provide on time deliveries, competitive/negotiated pricing, and overall positive customer service experience. The purchasing agent uses independent judgment with matters of significance and is responsible for ensuring that all purchase orders are complete, accurate and are submitted in a timely manner.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Complete bid forms.
· Maintaining purchasing orders via distribution, communication, and tracking.
· Communicate with vendors.
· Develop relationships with new vendors who provide competitive pricing.
· Complete vendor comparisons to ensure competitive pricing is being selected and adding value.
· Material sourcing and procurement.
· Purchase order data entry into the company’s operating software.
· Ensures that minutes are captured and properly disseminated for each regular and special vendor meeting that contains topics which potentially impact the company’s procurement process.
· Arrange with job site and vendors the return of materials as needed and following through to make sure credit is received from vendors.
· Works effectively as a member of a team that develops and maintains business unit work relationships.
REQUIREMENTS FOR Purchasing Agent:
· High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
· Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook is preferred.
· Minimum 2+ Experience in Turn-Around and/or Construction Environments
Stop relying on contractors who over promise, under deliver, and do not care about your success. Instead, experience the Optimal difference. Build your team with us and know you have experienced craftsmen who have your back and can deliver.
Optimal Field Services is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.
Optimal Field Services is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request information regarding reasonable accommodation, contact your Human Resource Business Partner.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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