We are currently looking for a detail oriented, analytical and motivated individual to join our amazing team at our Corporate office in Woburn, MA as a Purchase Accountant.
This is an ideal position to learn and grow with the organization.
At JN Phillips Auto Glass we are looking for an individual that enjoys working hands on as part of a close team, likes solving problems and finding discrepancies, who likes to innovate and improve processes, can deliver excellent customer service to both internal and external customers, while taking responsibility for what they do.
The Purchase Accountant will assist in coordinating the purchase of automobile glass, supplies, tools, and services from approved vendors, managing supplier relationships to ensure all goods and services are received timely and at the agreed upon pricing. This is a great opportunity to develop your career by working closely with the Purchasing manager and Director on a daily basis.
This position is a knowledge leader on parts and will provide support to our various locations including processing requests for purchase orders, checking warehouse inventory availability, verifying cost on parts and working with vendors for outside purchases. In addition, the Purchase Accountant will support the overall purchasing effort making recommendations that will improve accuracy and efficiency through innovation and purchasing policies and procedures.
Responsibilities Major Duties and Responsibilities include the following (other duties may be assigned as necessary):
Essential Functions: - Effectively communicates and support the company philosophy and mission.
- Displays a sales oriented approach to the job, only using positive solutions when speaking with customers and staff.
- Provides purchasing support to various locations, Store managers and Business unit directors.
- Reviews and provides purchase orders for dealer parts ensuring appropriate pricing and margin.
- Sources and negotiates pricing for product, supplies, tools and specialty items.
- Monitors molding and supplies inventory and initiates purchase orders when necessary to manage appropriate inventory levels.
- Prepares requisitions for restocking inventory and supplies for distribution centers from the primary warehouse.
- Reviews and processes all daily store returns to the distribution centers.
- Invoice entry of supply, truckload and dealer invoices ensuring they match to the purchase order and receiver. Reviews and reconciles any differences.
- Assure all inventory transactions and purchase orders are closed for month end and takes the lead on PO and Inventory month end close.
- Take a leadership role in physical inventory counts and audits.
- Provides backup support to the Contact Center for overflow of customer calls on high volume days.
- Provides support to the Accounts Receivable team on billing and payment application as needed.
Qualifications - Bacheloregree in Accounting or 3+ years of purchasing and supply chain experience.
- Automotive industry experience a plus.
- Proven experience with procurement and distribution ERP systems. Knowledge of Lawson/Infor a plus.
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
- Intermediate to advanced use of Microsoft Excel.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Outlook.
- Report writing with Crystal Reports or similar report writer a plus.
- Strong leadership, interpersonal and communications skills and multi-tasking a must.
- Customer service oriented to both internal and external customers.
