Procurement​/Purchasing Associates

Title:

Procurement/Purchasing Associates

Location:

Everett, WA 98204

Pay Rate: $50.00/hr to $55.00/hr on W2

Shift Timing:
Day

Duration: 6+ months

• Carries out Procurement processes, standards, and operational plans, including RFPs, negotiation preparations, and cost analysis.
• Responds to client inquiries about order status, changes, or cancellations to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Carries out activities associated with purchasing goods, materials, supplies, and services to ensure terms are in the organization's best interest.
• Prepares purchase orders, approves payments, and negotiates prices to ensure the procurement process goes smoothly, under general guidance.
• Compiles price proposals, financial reports, and other data and information to provide input on reasonable prices.
• Prepares requests for proposals (RFP) and bid packages to take on new accounts. Monitors contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations.
• Contacts suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries to ensure resolution of problems such as shortages and missed or late deliveries.
• Established and productive professional contributor.
• Problems faced are difficult and may be complex.
• Works autonomously with limited supervision.
• Influences others within the work area through explanation of facts, policies, and practices.

• Not specific, role will touch most likely all commodities.
• Majority of parts are machined/sheet metal parts, some vacuum formed parts, lots of hardware and electrical.
• All other commodities vary in the extend by the program.
• Not in terms of pricing - but negotiations in terms of expedite options if that makes sense.
• Needs Purchasing and Procurement experience.

• Pivot tables, search functions, XLookup, sorting, filtering.

• MPI Background working with CI Business.
• Managing those projects, part purchasing.
• Some program management background.

• Must be motivated, common sense and good work ethic.
• Tasks/responsibilities will come from the program buyer.

• Bachelor's Required and at least 7+ years of relevant experience working within Supply Chain (
  ** do not need planners)

• Must be US Citizen or US Person (Green Card holder)