Associate Buyer

Associate Buyer Position Overview

The Associate Buyer is responsible for procurement activities on Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) parts. This role works to assure the timeliness of deliveries and accuracy of orders.

• Generates purchase orders to ensure inventory levels for COTS parts
• Process purchase requests and maintains accurate order data
• Communicates, interfaces with, and builds professional relationships with suppliers
• Performs Purchase Order (PO) schedule management to ensure on-time delivery and expedites as necessary
• Assists with invoice discrepancies to ensure timely payment cycles
• Processes return material authorizations (RMAs)
• Performs other duties as assigned

• H.S. Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 1 year procurement experience required
• Basic understanding of supply chain management in a manufacturing environment
• Possess strong time management, organization and decision-making skills
• Detail oriented, flexible, able to adapt to rapidly changing situations
• Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal
• Working knowledge of MS office applications

Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. Expected pay range is between $65,000.00-$75,000.00 per year.

The physical demands and working conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to be moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site location to another.

The requirement will also have use of picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling. The employee is occasionally required to exert up to 30 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects and having to be perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.

Mycronic is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

For a company founded on passion, collaboration and outside-the-box thinking, there is no greater asset than a diverse workforce. It is the cornerstone of our global, internal culture, and we actively promote an inclusive and healthy work environment by embracing diversity and showing compassion for our colleagues. Not only does it fuel our innovation capabilities, but it also deepens our understanding of our customers as well as the different cultures in which we operate.

We believe quite simply that diversity is our competitive edge.