Purchasing Clerk, Sr jobs in San Jose, CA

Description

CAPE, Inc. has a wonderful opportunity for a Purchasing Clerk – Temporary (9/1-6/30/2024) to Regular Full Time

• Position is Non-Exempt, Full Time (40 hours/week), 12 months; temp to hire

• Pay Rate: Commensurate with related-experience and qualifications up to $20.00/hour 

• Eligible for group benefits plans including medical, dental, vision, life and retirement; paid Holidays, vacation and sick days; educational assistance (minimum 30 hours/week)

• Reports to Executive Director

Agency Overview: 

CAPE, Inc. headquarters is in Livermore, and provides early childhood education services (Head Start and Early Head Start preschool programs) in Livermore, Dublin, Pleasanton, and Hayward areas.  CAPE offers a cohesive environment for passionate people who want to make a significant contribution to early childhood education, social/emotional development, and early childhood mental health.

Position Overview: The Purchasing Clerk initiates, prepares, processes, and verifies purchase orders following guidelines to purchase materials and goods, by required delivery dates.  Work with vendors to negotiate prices, terms, and conditions of sale.  Track inventory levels, placing orders, and ensuring all goods that are purchased items arrive in good condition.  In addition, deliver meals, pick-up and deliver mails to the Hayward locations.

A purchasing clerk typically has a wide range of responsibilities, which can include, but are not limited to the following:

• Reconciling invoices to ensure that all charges are correct and approved.

• Communicating with suppliers about price changes, product availability, and shipping schedules

• Reviewing purchase requisitions for completeness and accuracy, then processing them through the accounting system

• Reviewing inventory records to forecast needs for ordering new merchandise or replenishing existing stock.

• Work with the Delivery Team for delivery and pick-up of supplies (meals, mails, etc.) to and from sites in a timely manner

• All other duties as assigned and required.

Requirements

Qualifications and Requirements

• High school graduate, some college preferred. 

• Must have a clean driving record (DMV print-out required).

Experience:

• Two years relevant work experience

• Computer skills, familiarity with MS Word/Windows and online ordering

• Excellent organizational skills

• Bi-lingual skills desirable

• Experience with ethnic and cultural diversity

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands and fingers; handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel crouch, or crawl; talk or hear, and taste or smell.

• Ability to lift and carry up to 20 pounds frequently, and/or up to 50 pounds occasionally.

• Specific vision ability required for this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• The work environment characteristics involve a moderate amount of noise

• Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Join our team today!  Submit your cover letter and resume to hr@capeheadstart.org 

CAPE, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and provides the opportunity to qualified persons to seek, obtain, and hold employment with the Agency without discrimination on account of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, gender, medical condition, age, marital status, veterans’ or military status, non-job physical or mental handicap or disability status, genetic information, except if there exists a lawful bona fide occupational qualification or other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.  www.capeheadstart.org