Junior Buyer

Job Details

Job Location:

Woodland, WA 98674.

Salary Range: $23.00 - $28.00 hourly.

Company:
Life Port, a leading manufacturer of medical transportation and interior products, and ballistic armor protection systems for fixed and rotary wing aircraft.

Coordinates the procurement and distribution of materials, parts, equipment, and supplies for the organization by performing the following duties.

• Assist a commodity buyer with procurement of a commodity.
• Follow up with suppliers to confirm on-time delivery, negotiated price, and quality standards.
• Assist a commodity buyer with commodity requirements, including preliminary specifications, preferred supplier, and delivery date.
• Assist in negotiating lowest possible cost, balanced against optimal quality and schedule needs.
• Maintain timely control of orders, amendments, shipping notices, and other documents to ensure accurate records.
• Review reports such as Late-to-Required, Exceptions, and Shortage Report and update PO’s accordingly.
• Enter PO’s into the ERP system.
• Submit RFQ’s to suppliers.
• Assist in analyzing RFQ’s to determine appropriate vendors.
• Assist AP with invoice issues.
• Assist in following up Supplier Deviation Requests and Tech Helps submitted by suppliers.
• Assist in notifying suppliers of nonconformance parts and securing lead time for reworked or replacement parts.
• Conduct special projects as needed.

• Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and multitask.
• Excellent organization skills with strong attention to detail.
• Strong teamwork skills and a high degree of initiative.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Works independently and is self-motivated.
• Proficient with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Knowledge of ERP systems preferred.

High School Diploma or GED (AA/AS degree preferred). 0–2+ years experience in a purchasing or administrative role.

Normal manufacturing/machine shop/office environment. Employees are required to adhere to safety policies and wear personal protective equipment when exposed to work areas or tasks requiring it.

Position requires Export Control compliance; a "US Person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15/§ 120.14 is required.

• PTO – Paid Time Off
• Personal leave
• Annual performance bonus program
• Wellness program and onsite gym with free personal training
• Paid company holidays
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits with HSA and FSA options
• 401(k) with employer contribution
• Employer-paid basic life & disability coverage
• Employee life assistance program
• Additional voluntary benefits:
  Legal Shield, long-term disability, pet insurance, voluntary accident, voluntary hospital indemnity, voluntary critical illness.

Life Port is an equal opportunity employer. The characteristics described herein are representative of the duties performed; reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities. This description complies with the ADA and is not an exhaustive list of duties.