Purchasing Assistant

**WATSON GLOVES: Who We Are**:
With 106 years of experience, Watson Gloves is North America’s single source for hand protection offering over 2,000 different styles to cover glove-use: at work, at home, at play. We are a **Family **-owned company that is committed to providing **Authentic **and **Fun **experiences for our people and our customers that deliver above and beyond customer and employee experiences based in **Integrity **and **Continuous **Improvement **.

Our drive for being industry leaders in glove innovation and focus on the four pillars of corporate social responsibility play a large part in our success as we live out our Just Cause by elevating industry for the greater good through sustainability and innovation protecting people and our planet.
- If you like to work in a cool, collaborative workplace where we like to have fun but get the job done, look no further than Watson Gloves. “We’re glovers, not fighters” - Watson Marketing Team.**The Role**:
The **Purchasing Assistant **is responsible for assisting in the coordination of the purchase of products and raw materials. This role handles all important administrative and data entry responsibilities related to purchases, order tracking, purchase agreements, and product records. Reporting to the Director of Purchasing, you are a highly organized and analytical person with an aptitude for numbers, have a high attention to detail, with strong communication skills and a track record of delivering exceptional support within a supply chain team with a positive attitude, customer-centric approach and desire to learn

**Who You Are: Core Responsibilities**:

- Update and maintain purchasing-related information in the ERP system
- Update, maintain and track product on inbound reports
- Process and file proforma invoices, sales confirmations, and purchase orders as required
- Review vendor customs documents and forward to appropriate external and internal stakeholders
- Review all open POs and update ERP as necessary
- Maintain and update vendor term documentation and overseas calendar schedule
- E-file vendor agreements and other related purchasing documents
- Track inter-customs documentation to appropriate internal stakeholders
- Collect vendor scorecard data
- Coordinate and record minutes for purchasing meetings
- Ensure vendor pre-ship documents are on hand and accurate
- Maintain and update item information for raw material database
- Generate purchasing reports as assigned
- Provide backup coverage to the Purchasing Team
- Participate in purchasing-related projects
- Minutes keeper for purchasing related meetings

**What YOU BRING- Qualifications**:

- 1-2 years in a previous inventory/purchasing/supply chain role or relevant training/education
- Experience with Office 365: Excel - intermediate and above, Word & PowerPoint - working knowledge
- High attention to detail and ability to prioritize work
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organization, analytical and time-management skills
- Has an aptitude for numbers
- Ability to work within a team and under pressure
- Adaptable, flexible, supportive
- Positive attitude and customer-centric approach
- Bonus points for spoken Cantonese and Mandarin
- Experience with an ERP system (Microsoft Dynamics GP)

**What we OFFER**:

- Competitive compensation package
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Company laptop
- Fun and engaging working environment
- Events & company SWAG

Thank you for your interest in Watson Gloves #WG Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. We wish you the best in your job search.