Administrative Clerk - Retail
Position Summary: Assists the Buyer Assistant performing technical and mechanical aspects of buying.
Essential Functions:
- Order Entry
- Matching purchase orders with receiving documents.
- Filing of purchase orders.
- Works with vendors on back orders.
- Reorders on basic product as specified by buyer.
- Works with shops and vendors on damaged product obtaining return authorizations from vendors.
- Works closely with accounting department to ensure all information has been provided to ensure prompt payment of invoices.
- Establishes working relationships with vendors and sales representatives.
- Assists with Customer Service as needed.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Candidate Profile:
Education and Experience
- High school diploma or GED
Other Skills and Abilities
- The ability to work well with a team, to prioritize, a sense of urgency and a real concern for guest satisfaction.
- Basic computer skills and working knowledge of all Microsoft Office products
- Good Typing Skills are a must
Physical Demands
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Skills and Knowledge
- Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
- Analytical/Critical Thinking - The ability to gather and organize information using a logical and systematic process; recognize patterns and relationships in complex data; examine data to identify implications, problems and draw appropriate conclusions; generate alternative solutions to problems; evaluate strengths, weaknesses and consequences of alternative solutions and approaches to solving problems.
- Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Number Facility - The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
Position Summary: Assists the Buyer Assistant performing technical and mechanical aspects of buying.
Essential Functions:
- Order Entry
- Matching purchase orders with receiving documents.
- Filing of purchase orders.
- Works with vendors on back orders.
- Reorders on basic product as specified by buyer.
- Works with shops and vendors on damaged product obtaining return authorizations from vendors.
- Works closely with accounting department to ensure all information has been provided to ensure prompt payment of invoices.
- Establishes working relationships with vendors and sales representatives.
- Assists with Customer Service as needed.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Candidate Profile:
Education and Experience
- High school diploma or GED
Other Skills and Abilities
- The ability to work well with a team, to prioritize, a sense of urgency and a real concern for guest satisfaction.
- Basic computer skills and working knowledge of all Microsoft Office products
- Good Typing Skills are a must
Physical Demands
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Skills and Knowledge
- Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
- Analytical/Critical Thinking - The ability to gather and organize information using a logical and systematic process; recognize patterns and relationships in complex data; examine data to identify implications, problems and draw appropriate conclusions; generate alternative solutions to problems; evaluate strengths, weaknesses and consequences of alternative solutions and approaches to solving problems.
- Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Number Facility - The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.