Purchasing Agent

The qualified candidate will be a highly organized and motivated team player with effective communication skills and is responsible for overseeing all company purchases and procuring goods and services necessary for a growing manufacturing business. He/She will have the ability to identify suppliers, negotiate effectively to assure quality and cost-effective purchases, and develop new suppliers to achieve the highest levels of performance in cost, quality, and delivery.

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or relevant field with 5 years minimum experience in metal stamping, machining, and tool and die manufacturing environment.

Principal Responsibilities:

- Identify and qualify suppliers per procedure. Maintain a list of Approved Suppliers.

- Negotiate or renegotiate and administer contracts, with suppliers, vendors, and other representatives as needed to purchase goods and services

- Manage relationships with key suppliers to maintain quality of goods, timely delivery, and compliance to terms of contracts

- Prepare purchase orders, solicit quotes, and review requisitions for goods and services

- Create, maintain and manage metrics to ensure supplier performance

- Solicit feedback from suppliers with Supplier Quality Surveys per procedure

- Procure and develop new suppliers to achieve the highest standards in cost, quality, and delivery.

- Develop and implement purchasing strategies and initiatives to improve overall supplier performance.

- Support Sales Team with inputs from Purchasing for customer quotations

- Proficiency with ERP or MRP platforms

- Performs other related duties as assigned

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- 401(k)

- 401(k) matching

- Dental insurance

- Flexible spending account

- Health insurance

- Health savings account

- Life insurance

- Paid time off

- Retirement plan

- Vision insurance

Work Location: In person