Purchasing Assistant Intern (hourly pay) Hartford, Connecticut

Commercial Sewing, Inc. headquartered in Torrington, is a leading manufacturer of products for the power sports and marine industries to include covers and accessories for snowmobiles, personal watercraft, boats, motorcycles and ATV. Celebrating 52 years in business, we're stable, and are looking for talented new team members to help us with our planned growth strategy.

Summary

This position will work under the direction of the Purchasing Manager to perform a variety of purchasing and clerical duties in support of the procurement of various materials and services.

Responsibilities

• Perform the administrative & operational functions supporting a designated buyer. Handle purchase order management including creating orders, changes, cancellations and necessary follow-up (both internally and externally) to ensure key shipments are delivered and processed.
• Purchase materials from suppliers at the lowest cost consistent with considerations of quality, reliability of source and urgency of need
• Work closely with buyers and other internal stake holders for timely execution of PO's (purchase orders).
• Establish and maintain effective liaison with suppliers and necessary company operating departments to ensure adequate flow of information concerning the progress of material and delivery schedules.
• Develop effective relationships with vendors. This includes appropriate level of interaction with vendors in terms of both problem resolution and follow-up.
• Resolve issues related to quality and delivery.
• Work with warehouse/receiving personnel to close out PO's.
• Train in the use of good buying techniques and value analysis to maximize us of corporate funds.
• Monitor outstanding orders to ensure timely deliveries of quality products to maintain production, following up on orders to expedite shipment and delivery as needed
• Develop and maintain necessary records and files for compliance purposes.
• Available for other work as assignments within the company.

Education & Qualifications

- High School diploma required

- Prefer junior or senior year of college.

- Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or other relevant field at an accredited school

- Prefer 3.2 grade point average in major

- Must be proficient with Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

- Must be detail orientated and be able to multitask.

- Strong communication skills and the ability to work within a team

- Good organizational and problem-solving skills

- Ability to plan, organize and schedule tasks.

- Effective verbal and written communication skills.

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