Purchasing Associate

When you join Accurate Background, you’re an integral part of making every hire the start of a success story. Your contributions will help us fulfill our mission of advancing the background screening experience through visibility and insights, empowering our clients to make smarter, unbiased decisions.

Our company is looking for a Purchasing Associate who can analyze our current buying systems and create the best methods for day-to-day purchasing operations in a technology-enabled service business. Our Purchasing Associate will be responsible for procuring company equipment, supplies, and services according to the outlined budget. Your duties will also include establishing positive relationships with our vendors and maintaining a detailed record of all purchase orders.

**Responsibilities**:

- Creating purchasing orders and procuring company goods and services based on an approved budget.
- Performing research and communicating with vendors and suppliers to find the best goods and services for the company.
- Establishing and developing good working relationships with vendors and suppliers.
- Reviewing all purchase-related documents for errors before they are sent to the accounting department.
- Tracking and maintaining the status of orders and reporting any delivery issues to affected supervisors.
- Responding to emergency requests and expediting orders as needed.
- Ensuring all purchased goods and services are up to company standards and in compliance with relevant federal or state laws.

**Qualifications**:

- A minimum of 2 years' experience as a purchasing associate, or a similar role.
- APICS certification preferred
- ERP software experience required (Oracle, SAP, JDE, NetSuite, etc.)
- Strong knowledge of supply chain management required
- Strong quantitative analysis skills required, including Excel, BI tools (e.g., Tableau), etc.
- A minimum of 2 years' experience as a purchasing associate, or a similar role.
- The ability to create strong working relationships with personnel, suppliers, and management.
- Good customer service skills.
- Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.
- Exceptional organizational and time-management skills.

**The Accurate Way**:
We offer a fun, fast-paced environment, with lots of room for growth. We have an unwavering commitment to diversity, ensuring everyone has a complete sense of belonging here. To do this, we follow four guiding principles - Take Ownership, Be Open, Stay Curious, Work as One - core values that dictate what we stand for, and how we behave.

**Take ownership.**

Be accountable for your actions, your team, and the company. Accept responsibility willingly, especially when it’s what’s best for our customers. Give others every reason to trust you, believe in you, and count on you. Rise to every occasion with your personal best.

**Be open.**

Be open to new ideas. Be inclusive of people and ways of doing things. Make yourself accessible and approachable, and communicate with genuineness, transparency, honesty, and respect. Embrace differences.

**Stay curious.**

Stay curious even as you move forward. Tirelessly ask questions and challenge the status quo in your pursuit of new ideas, ways to solve problems, and to continually grow and improve.

**Work as one.**

Work together to create the best customer and workplace experience. Put our customers and employees first—before individual or departmental agendas. Make sure they get the help they need to succeed.

**About Accurate Background**:
Accurate Background’s vision is to make every hire the start of a success story. As a trusted provider of employment background screening and workforce monitoring services, Accurate Background gives companies of all sizes the confidence to make smarter, unbiased hiring decisions at the speed of demand. Experience a new standard of support with a dedicated team, comprehensive technology and insight, and the most extensive coverage and search options to advance your business while keeping your brand and people safe.