Job description

GRAM Equipment of America, Inc.
Gram Equipment is the leading supplier to the global ice cream industry. Constantly, we focus on combining our know-how with the newest developments within automation, design, and machinery. Our highly skilled employees are our most valued asset, and we are constantly on the lookout for new colleagues to enable us reaching our present and future company goals towards “Performing the Future”.

“Ice cream the way you like it”. By means of knowledge, skills, and experience, we customize our machinery, enabling our customers to manufacture unique products.

Purpose and Objectives
The Purchasing Agent is responsible for buying aftermarket parts to service our customers in the ice-cream industry.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Process all Purchase Order requirements daily as needed from MRP system
• Expedite open orders to ensure timely delivery of goods to meet customers’ requirement
• Update ERP systems on order confirmations verifying pricing and delivery accuracy
• Work with vendors on cost savings and delivery times of parts
• Run multiple reports using Excel to follow up on open orders
• Assist Customer Service Representatives on quoting new parts and updating their sales orders
• Work with warehouse staff to help identify incoming parts

Education and Experience

• College degree preferred
• Strong inter-personal and communication skills and the ability to develop strong, successful business relationships with customers as well as internal teammates
• Strong competitive sales drive, adaptability, and perseverance required
• Excellent computer skills including MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint as well as ERP platforms such as Navision
• Experience with industrial machinery preferred
• Ability to effectively manage time and resources to achieve goals
• Strong business acumen, including an understanding of the business relationship between manufacturers, distributors, and end-user

• Well-honed listening skills and a problem-solving attitude to uncover needs and motivations to overcome objections to close a sale
• Effective negotiation skills that allow Gram Equipment to realize appropriate value for products and services, rather than resorting to price-based selling

Other Competences – Both Personal and Professional

• Excellent communication skills and organization skills
• Negotiation skills
• Attention to detail

Other Requirements

• Excel
• MRP experience (Business Central and Navision)
• Purchasing experience

Development

• Ongoing training & development

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Township of Hamilton, NJ 08691: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Experience:

• Procurement: 1 year (Preferred)
• Purchasing: 1 year (Preferred)
• ERP systems: 1 year (Preferred)
• MRP: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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