Purchasing Assistant
JLL - New York, NY
Position Summary:
JLL is currently seeking a Purchasing Assistant to join our team on a premier financial client in NYC.
Responsibilities:
- Performs purchasing functions for a regional organization by creating purchase orders, reconciling receipts, setting up vendors in the database and providing support to the accounts payable team.
- Assists operations team with budgetary requests and provides analytical support with regard to budget variances.
- Provides direction/information to vendors, facilities staff and service providers as required to ensure excellent coordination/execution of work within client environment with minimal disruption, as needed.
- Assist with budgetary requests, utilize budget tracker for analysis and reporting.
- Assist with researching budget variances by working with team members to identify and respond to any financial or budgeting related issues.
- Assists management and staff with operational reporting, budgeting, financial systems, purchasing as necessary.
- Helps support facility specific cost savings targets to contribute to the account achieving significant savings.
- Providing training and support to the operations team with regard to procurement.
- Act as a liaison to Jones Lang LaSalle finance team and other account team members.
- Perform other duties necessary to provide general administrative support to the JLL team.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma, required. Associates degree is preferred.
- 3+ years of purchasing or related experience.
- Proficient computer skills which may include use of: Internet SharePoint sites,
- Microsoft Office Suite (including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook),
- Strong organization and time management skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and be a team player.
- Basic understanding of procurement and accounting terminology.
- Flexible; ability to work with a wide variety of client personalities and levels.
- Willingness to take on new challenges, responsibilities, and assignments.
- Taking initiative as opportunities or problems arise; being action oriented.
- Professionalism; taking responsibility for decisions, actions, and results.
- Knowledge of the JLL systems and databases along with JD Edwards financial system, preferred.
- Positive attitude, self-starter.
Posted: 30+ days ago
