Well established and growing company is looking for a Purchasing Assistant for its East Dundee facility. Strong candidates possess excellent verbal/written communication and analytical skills. Ability to assist purchasing team with all facets of recordkeeping, report generation and validation, custom clearance and in house report preparation.
Schedule would be Monday – Friday from 7:00 am – 3:30 pm.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Knowledge of and passion for fish and small animals -Huge Plus!
• Ability to read and understand protocols.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent to draw applicable conclusions.
• Proficient in Excel.
• High skill in time management
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, including outlook
• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal, written and electronic means.
• 6 months experience

• Generate, receive and validate purchase orders.
• Generate all paperwork necessary to complete processing of customer shipments for corporate accounts.
• Perform tasks as backup to Customs Clearance Manager.
• Generate all necessary in-house reports to support the various purchasing teams.
• Collect, present, and retain data necessary to generate in house reports.
• Submit relevant information to other departments in timely fashion including Accounts payable, Transportation and Sales.
• Work with various team members in organization to complete necessary tasks.
• Other duties as assigned