Responsibilities • Identifies and recommends suppliers by investigating potential suppliers, researching parts, equipment, machinery, services, and materials availability. • Conducts supplier site visits and evaluates them as to production capability, performance, delivery, and other key business criteria. May complete supplier certification as part of a technical and/or quality team. • Purchases parts, equipment, and materials by preparing request for quotations and submitting purchase orders with approved suppliers. Issues purchase orders and agreements that accurately reflect price, schedule, terms, and conditions as negotiated with suppliers. Maintains accurate lead times for assigned commodities. • Evaluates bids for standard and non-standard items. Selects suppliers for lower cost items or items of limited scope and complexity and negotiates price, delivery, quality and service. Develops alternate sources of supply by identifying and researching prospective suppliers. • Monitors and evaluates supplier performance (i.e. delivery). Issues request for root cause corrective action for poor performing suppliers. Advises appropriate personnel of impending supplier failure to fulfill contractual agreements that may delay production or delivery. Resolves shipment quality discrepancies by mediating supplier/manufacturing issues. Facilitates the resolution of issues by arranging and participating in conferences between suppliers and company personnel. • Negotiates and settles damage claims, rejections, losses, return of materials, over-shipments, cancellations and engineering changes with suppliers. Qualifications - • Bachelor’s degree (BA) in Business Administration or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience which has provided both theoretical and practical knowledge in the field. • Demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the job typically acquired through three or more years of related experience. Certificate in Purchasing Management (CPM) preferred. • Knowledge of key purchasing and negotiating methods, principles and concepts and general business operations. • General knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements related to procurement. • Ability to use standard business application software and specialized purchasing and/or materials systems ERP (Syteline). • Ability to negotiate effectively to obtain the best price and terms. • Ability to read blueprints preferred. • Pursuant to International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”), applicants for SELECT positions will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship, U.S. Permanent Residence, or U.S. Immigration Status in order to meet the minimum qualifications for those select positions. All inquiries related to citizenship are asked solely to comply with ITAR and EAR export licensing requirements • Legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.