Purchasing Coordinator

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Purchasing Coordinator Who We Are: GEODIS specializes in unlocking business value in a complex world, ensuring seamless movement of goods worldwide. As a global third-party logistics provider (3PL), we power A Better Way to Deliver for the world's top brands and manufacturers. Fuel your career with GEODIS and discover endless growth opportunities. Your role on the team: Create and Place Purchase Orders for Products and Services Audit Aging Reports and special Projects where necessary. Create existing process documentation and prepare control documentation- Flowcharts, policies, and procedures Maintain knowledge of Purchasing contracts, purchasing processes- Workflows and best practices Process invoices for AP and reconcile invoice discrepancies As required and assigned.

Responsibilities

  • Create and Place Purchase Orders for Products and Services
  • Audit Aging Reports and special Projects where necessary
  • Create existing process documentation and prepare control documentation- Flowcharts, policies, and procedures
  • Maintain knowledge of Purchasing contracts, purchasing processes- Workflows and best practices
  • Process invoices for AP and reconcile invoice discrepancies
  • As required and assigned

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or Associates preferred
  • Minimum 3 years related experience and/or training or combination of degree and experience
  • Accounting experience preferred
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills that demonstrate a proven ability to develop relationships with a range of internal and external customers
  • Excellent planning and organizational skills
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manual
  • Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form

Nice-to-haves

  • Accounting experience preferred
  • Bachelor’s degree or Associates preferred

Benefits

  • Access wages early with the Rain financial wellness app
  • Free telemedical access to doctors and therapists through First Stop Health is available on the first day of employment
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance after 30 days of employment
  • 401k match
  • Paid maternity and parental leave
  • Access to career development, employee resource groups, and mentorship programs
  • Employee discounts
  • Access to employee perks like fitness class discounts and free access to a relaxation and meditation app
  • Free financial wellness programs
  • Daycare discount program
  • Opportunities to volunteer and give back to your community + more!
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