Purchasing Specialist

**Overview**:
We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Purchasing Specialist to join our team. As a Purchasing Specialist, you will play a crucial role in managing our procurement process, ensuring the timely and cost-effective acquisition of goods and services.

**Responsibilities**:

- Generate and manage purchase orders, BOMs and project schedules.
- Evaluate vendor capabilities and negotiate contracts within budget and time constraints.
- Maintain purchasing records such as items or services purchased, costs, and delivery dates.
- Establish quality expectations and criteria for evaluation of items purchased.
- Discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services with vendors and internal team members to determine source of trouble and take corrective action.
- Continuously monitor progress of projects from start to finish, focusing on time constraints, quality of products and actual cost verse estimated cost.
- Maintain ongoing communication with clients, vendors and internal team members regarding the status of a project and any problem issues.
- Determine final assembly and packaging details, with an emphasis on final quality control details.
- Work with all internal team members throughout the lifespan of a project and facilitate the completion and shipment of the final product.

**Skills**:

- Be able to read and review engineering drawings, review and understand artwork and be comfortable with multiple manufacturing processes.
- Present information in an effective manner in small groups to vendors, clients and other associates.
- Think logically, evaluate information, and make sound decisions.
- Communicate effectively, both written and verbal, to convey ideas, problems and solutions in a clear and persuasive manner.
- Ability to adapt to changing circumstances and problem solve when needed.
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively with others, delegate tasks and provide guidance in a team setting.
- Follow and comply with all safety and work rules and regulations. Maintain departmental housekeeping standards.
- Excellent negotiation skills to secure favorable pricing and terms.
- Ability to effectively manage supplier relationships.
- Strong analytical skills to analyze data and make informed purchasing decision.

**Qualifications**:

- Requires a bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university, with emphasis on manufacturing or production, or a related technical degree.

Pay: From $55,000.00 per year

**Experience**:

- Negotiation: 2 years (required)
- Purchasing: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person