Purchasing Agent

Responsibilities:

• Verify PO requests are properly approved per published guidelines.
• Verify nomenclature and specifications of purchase requests.
• Consult catalogs and interview suppliers to obtain prices, specifications, and negotiate terms.
• Review component requirements for production and get quotes as needed.
• Write invitation of bid forms and transmits forms to supplier firms or for public posting.
• Generate system purchase order and send copy to supplier and department originating request.
• Request, receive and file confirmations of PO receipt from vendors.
• Compile records of items purchased or transferred between departments, prices, deliveries, and inventories.
• Compute total cost of items purchased.
• Confere with suppliers concerning late deliveries.
• Compare prices, specifications and delivery dates and award contract to bidders or place orders with suppliers or mail order forms.
• Receive packing slips from warehouse, reconcile to purchase order, and close purchase order when completed.
• Add new vendors in system as needed.
• Process items for returns to vendors.
• Process ship notices for items being sent to vendor.
• Coordinate with A/P the timely payment of invoices.
• Review list of items due each week and call vendors to get current ship dates.
• Understand and maintain standards required for ITAR and export compliance.
• Maintain vendor quality history and ISO action notebook.

• Knows and follows all safety requirements; strives to maintain a safe work environment.
• Effectively gives and receives feedback.
• Must be able to function within a team environment, prompts others to contribute knowledge and information to meet company objectives.
• Maintains acceptable level of cleanliness in the work area.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Prefer minimum two years post high school education with emphasis in business related discipline or 2 years related work experience.
• Adequate computer, typing, language, and math skills.
• High attention to detail.

AdTech Ceramics offers a competitive salary and benefit package.