Skills/Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree and /or sufficient related work experience;
• Strong knowledge and understanding of purchasing procedures;
• Basic knowledge of business principles and processes and office protocol;
• Microsoft Operating System and Office Applications, including strong Excel skills;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
• Self-motivated and pro-active;
• Highly effective and persuasive communication skills;
• Vendor relations management;
• Filing and document management;
• Proficient and accurate ten-key and keyboard data entry;
• Process improvement and documentation;
• Attention to detail;
• Time-management, prioritization and organizational skills;
• Observant, analytical, inquisitive and attentive.
Goals of position:
• Contribute to the integrity of company purchases through verification and maintenance of all required purchasing documents; {contracts, vendor set up, etc.}
• Ensure that purchased materials are utilized properly through effective communication regarding inventory items; {product }
• Maintain the database such that all users are informed of item status and reporting tools are able to be used at maximum utility; {inventory trace, adjustments, ongoing maintenance}
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Review documents submitted by buyers for prospective vendors to ensure compliance with all requirements;
• Organize documents submitted by vendors at time of Purchase Order submission or delivery of goods;
• Resolve receiving error issues in database;
• Maintain ingredient costing file and pricelists;
• Provide non-inventory purchasing support including following established guidelines and procedures for non-inventory purchases and maintain preferred vendor list;
• Perform item master maintenance transaction in all appropriate databases and systems;
• Update Purchase Orders with current delivery information;
• Coordinate Product Change Notification Process;
• Oversee Receiving Standard Operating Procedure’s by ensuring they are current to meet compliance requirements and verify they are being followed;
• Develop relationships with suppliers to resolve delivery and quality concerns and obtain documents;
• Assist Purchasing Manager with projects as needed.
Resume Keyword Practices to Avoid
We’ve established that using resume keywords throughout your application boosts your chances of a human hiring manager seeing it.
However, be careful not to overdo it.
Packing your resume full of keywords is almost as bad as not including any at all.
Don’t forget that a real person will (hopefully) see your resume at some point. So use natural language that engages that person.
Tip
Make sure you balance hard skills vs soft skills on your resume to show you’re a rounded candidate.
Otherwise, they’ll think you’re either a bad writer — which indicates your communication skills aren’t good — or assume you’re trying to beat the ATS, making you seem dishonest.
Hidden Keywords
This is a sneakier trick some applicants use. It involves copy-pasting a keyword several times, but applying a white font so that the keywords are invisible.
But because the ATS scans all words despite their color, it counts all instances of a keyword. For example, a resume might contain five “invisible” instances of the keyword “business analysis” but only three “visible” ones. The “Find” tool can reveal where invisible keywords are:
Resume Objective
Business Analyst with over 5 years of experience supporting business solution software and performing business analysis. Aiming to utilize my strong prioritization skills and business analysis ability to achieve the goals of your company. Possess a Certification in Business Analysis.
Invisible keywords are used by some candidates.
The ATS counts all eight instances though, and “ranks” that resume higher.
However, since most ATS software lets the hiring manager see a plain text version of the resume, “hidden” keywords appear, and they’ll see your trick.
The result? You’ll come across as untrustworthy, and not worth hiring.