Purchasing clerk

Job Title: Purchasing Specialist

Job Description

This role is responsible for maintaining vendor relations and ensuring the procurement of required and approved finished goods and supplies. The position focuses on maintaining inventory, quality, and cost-saving goals while always prioritizing customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and issue purchase orders, ensuring the inclusion of required specifications, prices, terms, conditions, and other relevant details.

• Coordinate purchase orders with acknowledgments from suppliers to ensure accuracy in material, quantity, pricing, terms, lead time, conditions, and shipping.

• Identify problems that may cause a delay in meeting deadlines and recommend corrective actions.

• Notify manager of discrepancies or changes with suppliers.

• Communicate with internal sales and customer solutions departments on order delivery status updates.

• Conduct monthly supplier ratings and send score card evaluations to monitor quality, on-time delivery, and service.

• Maintain ISR program and collaborate with suppliers for improvements as needed.

• Maintain inventory value and turnover levels according to goals.

• Assist in the continuous improvement process, including creating, revising, and implementing departmental ISO procedures.

• Assist in developing and implementing corrective actions for quality, cost, safety, and other team issues.

Essential Skills

• Minimum 1 year of experience in a purchasing or order entry environment with purchase order experience.

• Minimum 1 year of experience in a manufacturing environment.

• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Exposure to global organizations is a plus.

• Strong problem-solving skills and effective written and oral communication.

• Ability to identify cost or efficiency savings opportunities.

• Organized, detailed, analytical professional with the ability to handle multiple priorities.

• Driven to succeed with a strong desire to win.

• Perseverance and resourcefulness in analyzing problems from various angles.

• Ability to learn quickly and retain information.

Work Environment

The position offers a hybrid work schedule, with Monday to Friday hours from 8 AM to 5 PM, and the option to work from home on Fridays. The work environment is supportive, with friendly coworkers, supportive leadership, and clean, well-lit facilities. Employees enjoy remote work flexibility and virtual team-building events.

Job Type & Location

This is a 4-week contract position based out of Ingleside, Illinois.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $22.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision - Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available - Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) - Short and long-term disability - Health Spending Account (HSA) - Transportation benefits - Employee Assistance Program - Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Fox Lake,IL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 23, 2025.

About Aston Carter:

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] (%[email protected]) for other accommodation options.