Summary:
The Purchasing Agent will be responsible for assisting the company s procurement needs along with assisting suppliers to ensure purchase orders are fulfilled to part specific requirements to meet customer expectations.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Partner with Project Management Manufacturing & Engineering to issue purchase orders.
- Evaluates vendor quotes and services to determine if they are compatible with company/project objectives (cost quality safety delivery etc).
- Monitors supplier costs delivery schedules quality and conformance to specifications.
- Surveys marketplace for alternate sources of supply and benchmarks for ongoing projects.
- Provides procurement guidance on overall procurement strategies.
- Challenge suppliers on cost quality and delivery parameters while simultaneously understanding their success parameters.
- Prepare and review purchase orders.
- Assist in approving incoming invoices.
- Assist sourcing evaluation and implementation of new suppliers.
- Share procurement knowledge & best practice across the company.
- Communicate with project managers engineering quality and manufacturing on any part related issues.
- Work to identify performance gaps and delays that could be eliminated to save time and costs.
- Provide company wide feedback on components and expected arrival dates.
- Building & maintaining positive supplier relationships.
- Understanding of inventory management & stock level replenishment.
Qualifications:
- BS/BA degree and at least 2 years of previous experience related to position.
- Exhibits strong communication skills both with internal and external contacts.
- Excellent quantitative organizational and analytical skills.
- Advanced computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Word Excel and PowerPoint required.
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes.
- Ability to set priorities and take initiative.