Job description

• 2+ years of experience leveraging Microsoft Excel, SharePoint, and Outlook in managing production or operations support
• 2+ years of experience in maintaining inventory levels including forecasting, procurement, receiving, or storage
• 1+ year of experience writing reports or SOPs
• High school diploma or equivalent

At Amazon, we strive to be Earth’s most customer-centric company where people can find and discover anything they want to buy online. We hire the world’s brightest minds, offering them an environment in which they can relentlessly improve the customer experience. Innovation and creativity are built into the DNA of the company and are encouraged at all levels of employment. Every day we solve complex technical and business problems with ingenuity and simplicity. We’re making history and the good news is we’ve only just begun.

The Forecasting, Integration, Replenishment, and Engineering (FIRE) team within the Global Specialty Fulfillment (GSF) organization is seeking bright, motivated, hardworking individuals to fill a Purchasing Assistant position within our GSF Procurement Operations Center (GPOC). GPOC partners with numerous Operations teams across specialty fulfillment centers in administering the flow of non-inventory goods in a near just-in-time manner. The Purchasing Assistant will develop skills and work across many areas to support related processing needs. This role reports to a Procurement Area Managers (PAM) and is guided by a Procurement Purchasing Lead (PPL). Our team approaches work as seeing no job to small and no challenge to big!

Key job responsibilities

• Processing daily web-based requisitions and managing the purchase order (PO) process through requisition filing, PO tracking, invoice reconciliation, and receipt processing.
• Supporting operations escalations through managing and responding to web-based requests.
• Assisting with review of forecasts and analysis of daily/weekly/monthly and annual historical usage information to determine: consumable item projections, short-term requirements, and excess inventory.
• Coordinating with some outside vendors/manufacturers.
• Assisting in researching and identifying qualified vendors for a variety of specialty fulfillment center demands.
• Reviewing and updating existing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); drafting new SOPs; and improving processes.
• Willingness to work flexible shifts and schedules including evenings or weekends.
• Previous Purchasing experience and using purchasing software
• Experience using a trouble ticket management system
• Experience prioritizing work based on operational and production objectives
• Experience in direct customer service and simultaneously managing multiple customer requests
• Experience communicating with vendors

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

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