purchasing Coordinator - St. Paul Park, MN

Corporate Management Groups is currently hiring for a Purchasing Coordinator/Buyer at our St Paul Park location.

Shift: Monday-Friday 7:00am-3:30pm $18-$19 per hour depending on experience. This will be approximately a 3-month position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

 Performs supply chain and logistics functions which may include but are not limited to, material procurement, production planning, inventory control, outsourcing, vendor selection and distribution.

Creates integrated processes among internal functions such as operations, purchasing and logistics and outside suppliers.

Focuses resources on continuous improvement of the movement of materials through various production processes and establishes key performance metrics and benchmarks relating to supply chain planning/ forecasting to measure actual performance goals on a regular basis.

Negotiates favorable terms, volume discounts and long-term contracts with suppliers, and prepares and processes requisitions and purchase orders for the procurement of goods, services and supplies.

Communicates throughout the organization about customer needs and requirements.

*Mostly project work and mainly to assist with import purchasing. *