Buyer, Supply Chain​/Logistics

Rapid Air is a leading designer and manufacturer of branded compressed air solutions—including piping, fittings, filtration, and accessories—serving transportation, manufacturing, industrial, energy, agricultural, and consumer markets.

In 2024, Gryphon Investors acquired a controlling interest in Rapid Air through the Heritage Fund, positioning the company for significant growth. Together, we’re expanding into new markets, strengthening customer relationships, and leveraging macro industrial trends to scale Rapid Air’s leadership in the compressed air space.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented, and dependable Buyer to join our growing Procurement team. The Buyer will be responsible for day-to-day purchasing activities, including purchase order creation and management, supplier communication, order tracking, expediting, and maintaining accurate purchasing information within the ERP system.

The ideal candidate has 2–4 years of purchasing, procurement, materials, or supply chain experience and is comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This position will work closely with Operations, Warehouse, Logistics, Finance, and suppliers to ensure materials are purchased and delivered on time and at the appropriate cost and quantity.

This role provides an opportunity to develop within the Procurement organization and take on additional responsibilities in supplier management, inventory planning, sourcing, cost reduction, and procurement process improvement as experience and performance develop.

• Create and manage purchase orders based on system requirements, inventory needs, and established purchasing parameters.
• Send purchase orders to suppliers, obtain confirmations, and monitor open orders to ensure on-time delivery.
• Expedite materials when necessary and communicate potential delays or shortages to the appropriate internal teams.
• Maintain accurate item, supplier, pricing, lead-time, minimum order quantity, and purchasing information within the ERP system.
• Communicate with suppliers regarding product availability, pricing, lead times, order changes, delivery dates, and other purchasing requirements.
• Resolve purchase order, receiving, shipment, invoice, and other vendor-related discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Assist with obtaining freight quotes and coordinating shipments when required.
• Maintain strong working relationships with suppliers and cross-functional partners, including Operations, Warehouse, Logistics, and Finance.
• Assist with purchasing reports, inventory analysis, and other procurement reporting as requested.
• Identify opportunities to improve purchasing accuracy, supplier responsiveness, delivery performance, and overall procurement efficiency.
• Perform other purchasing and procurement-related duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 2-4 years of relevant purchasing/procurement experience required.
• Experience using Business Central or similar ERP systems.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, One Note)
• Professional proficiency in Mandarin or Cantonese nice to have.

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple purchase orders, suppliers, priorities, and deadlines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong follow-up skills and a sense of urgency.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with suppliers and internal teams.
• Basic to intermediate Excel skills and the ability to work with purchasing and inventory data.
• Ability to identify purchasing or supply issues and elevate problems when appropriate.
• Self-motivated, dependable, and willing…