Purchasing/Parts Agent

Position Summary:

The Purchasing/Parts Agent is responsible for managing parts requests and inventory for both internal and external customers. Negotiate price and order parts to maintain the rental fleet and complete customer repairs. Maintain proper on-hand parts inventory while helping to increase our over-the-counter parts sales.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Conduct monthly physical parts inventory.
• Manage and maintain accurate parts inventory levels in Las Vegas and San Bernardino to ensure consumables are readily available for both fleet and customer requirements.
• Create purchase orders and order parts for internal and external service orders.
• Receive parts for internal use and external customers, manage parts returns to vendors.
• Provide inventory support to the San Bernardino, CA branch.
• Create parts proposals for customers.
• Assist with meeting the goals for OTC parts sales, as defined in the annual business plan, on a monthly basis.
• Ensure that parts are entered as received in NexGen in a timely manner, to establish real-time inventory counts.
• Actively look for new vendors to help improve pricing and delivery time.
• Pick-up and deliver parts from vendors.
• Assist with check-in and cleaning of cranes.
• Assist with organizing and cleaning the shop.
• Assist with minor repairs in shop.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Decision Making - Makes sound, timely, relevant decisions, and judgments in managing parts inventory, parts purchasing, and supporting our customer needs.
• Mathematical - Ability to apply math skills to successfully manage parts inventory and sales.
• Managerial - Ability to manage ordering, shipping, inventorying, and sales of parts to meet customer needs effectively and efficiently in assigned area.
• Communication - Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers regarding ordering, shipping, selling, and inventorying of parts to meet their needs in an efficient manner.
• Leadership - Ability to make and implement difficult decisions relating to ordering, shipping, selling, and inventorying of parts to customers in assigned area.
• Analytical - Ability to gather relevant facts and use them to reach sound and logical conclusions pertaining to primary areas of responsibility.
• Reasoning - Ability to define/solve problems collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions regarding ordering, shipping, selling and inventorying of parts to customers in assigned area.
• Self-Reliance - Operates independently, largely self-managed. Work is largely reviewed by successful results and outcomes in dealing with issues arising from the day-to-day operations of the business.
• Research - Uses best practice for resources to meet parts ordering, shipping, selling, inventorying, and administrative support functions consistent with primary areas of responsibility.
• Administrative - Plans, organizes and prioritizes the documentary support for the sourcing, ordering, shipping, selling and inventorying of parts to customers in assigned area of responsibility.
• Computer - Skilled in computer usage and knowledge of integrated computer systems and software relevant to the performance of primary areas of responsibility.

Education & Experience

Education

• Required: Highschool or Equivalent
• Preferred: AA or Bachelor's Degree

Experience

• Required: minimum 3 years of parts ordering experience

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is routinely required to sit, stand, walk, present, use hands and fingers to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, and effectively speak and hear. The employee is sometimes required to: stoop, kneel, bend or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. The employee must have regular attendance.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is normally performed in an office or office-like environment where noise level is minimal to moderate. Work is also performed in a workshop where noise levels can be elevated.

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) of this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments and such duties, activities or responsibilities may change or new ones may be added at any time with or without notice.

All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an at-will relationship.

Inquipco is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Inquipco provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex,

national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• Service and Parts Admin: 3 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18 - $25