Buyer Assistant

Requisition #: 20236
Functional Area: Purchasing; Supply Chain
Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Options: In Office / Partial Remote from Neenah/Appleton/Oshkosh area #LI-Hybrid
Hybrid/Onsite Requirement: Onsite at least 3 days/week
Work Hours: Standard Business Hours

Position Summary

J. J. Keller is hiring a Buyer Assistant to support our purchasing team by performing routine purchasing functions for a variety of goods and services. This role is essential in ensuring smooth operations across vendor management, order processing, and internal purchasing programs. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy working collaboratively, we'd love to hear from you.

This position is required to work on-site at our Corporate office in Neenah, WI at least 3 days/week.

• Assists Buyers with issuing purchase orders of standard goods and services.
• Responsible for vendor set up and overall maintenance of the Vendor Master including credit forms, vendor liability insurance certificates, and ACH account information.
• Maintain programs such as associate purchase program and associate uniform program.
• Source and issue purchase orders for company apparel and promotional items for all departments.
• Processes all facilities requests including department work orders.
• Assists Buyers with holding suppliers accountable to our supplier compliance manual.
• Assists Buyers with resolving purchase order issues to the mutual satisfaction of the customer and supplier.
• Issues release of consignment materials to manufacturing as inventory requires.
• Assists Buyers and Accounting with resolving supplier invoice discrepancies.
• Assists Buyers with entering pricing and updates into SAP. Requests pricing as needed.
• Processes supplier returns.

• 5+ years of office experience.
• 3+ years of experience in a purchasing or supply chain related role.
• Experience in a Materials Management ERP system environment preferred.

• High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED).

• Must be proficient in the use of a PC and MS Office Suite.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Detail oriented.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.