Purchasing Agent

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Full Time Clerical Independence, Chatsworth, CA, US

4 days ago Requisition :

Salary Range: $20.00 To $35.00 Annually

Purchasing Agent I

Full Time + Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k with Company Match, PTO)

Job Type: Onsite

Hourly Range: $, DOE

Location:

Chatsworth, CA.

Shift: 1st - 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Fralock is an engineered solutions provider of specialty components and subassemblies using advanced materials for high reliability, severe environment, and technically challenging applications. We develop and manufacture custom integrated solutions. Established in 1967, we are a critical solutions provider to Fortune 500 corporations, government, and targeted OEMs in a variety of industries including Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturing, Medical and Life Science, Aerospace and Defense , Industrial, Electronics, and Energy.

Fralock is headquartered in Valencia, CA with manufacturing locations located throughout Northern and Southern California.

VISION

To be recognized by our customers as a leading solutions provider of proprietary engineered advanced materials for high reliability, severe environment, and technically challenging applications.

MISSION

To create value, profitably grow, and share our success with all stakeholders.

CULTURE

• Respect – We treat others the way they want to be treated.
• Integrity – We practice a high standard of ethics in our business dealings with customers, employees, and suppliers.
• Responsiveness – We have a sense of urgency in responding to internal and external requests, and work proactively to solve problems.
• Excellence/Competence – We empower our people to continuously improve and execute high quality work.
• Teamwork – We work together to achieve Fralock business objectives by communicating at a high level, by listening and having clarity in our expectations of one another.
• Individual Accountability and Personal Responsibility – We do what we have committed to do when we committed to doing it.
• Continuous Improvement across all segments of the company

This position requires access to information controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the successful candidate must be a "U.S. person" as defined in the ITAR and EAR (which generally means (i) be a citizen or national of the United States; or (ii) be a lawful permanent resident of the United States; or (iii) have been admitted to the United States as a refugee, or have been granted asylum, as specified under applicable law.

Job Summary

The Purchasing Agent I is responsible for ensuring the timely flow of materials, supplier deliveries, and production orders required to meet customer commitments and manufacturing schedules. The position serves as the primary point of contact for supplier expediting activities by actively managing open purchase orders, material shortages, and production priorities. In addition, the role supports receiving and inventory accuracy functions and provides transportation services between company facilities and local suppliers to facilitate uninterrupted production operations.

Key Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Under minimal supervision, must be able to perform a variety of job duties including, but not limited to:

• Manage and expedite open purchase orders, critical materials, and at-risk supplier commitments to support production and customer delivery schedules.
• Partner with suppliers and internal teams to resolve shortages, recovery plans, schedule conflicts, and production-critical requirements.
• Maintain accurate ERP/MRP delivery commitments, track supplier performance, and prepare expedite reports.
• Participate in shortage review meetings and identify opportunities to improve supplier responsiveness and delivery performance.
• Receive, verify, and process…