Purchasing Assistant

Full Job Description:

Purchasing Assistant

General Summary

Daily Thermetrics is seeking Procurement Assistant to join our rapidly growing Manufacturing company.  The successful Procurement Assistant will ensure that projects are completed safely, accurately, and in a timely manner to meet quality requirements, customer demands, and tight shipping goals.

This is a Full-Time, Hourly, Non-Exempt entry-level position in a manufacturing environment. 

Essential Job Functions

• Provide support to Procurement Department, assist in the preparation of RFQ’s, RFP’s, and purchase orders.
• Provide support to sales by obtaining pricing from suppliers for their RFQ’s.
• Assist in tracking open orders, update procurement status and maintain reports.
• Work with accounting to resolve Supplier invoicing discrepancies.
• Contact Suppliers to resolve missed deliveries, short shipments.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed

Job Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (Associate Degree or B.Sc. in Supply Chain or related fields preferred) 
• Minimum two years experience in a purchasing position
• Proficient in purchasing functions, supply and inventory management. 
• Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Must be a detail-oriented team player with ability to prioritize, multitask and work with minimal supervision
• Strong organizational skills, understanding of sourcing and the ability to maintain vendor relationships
• Experience with spreadsheet computer applications a must
• Dependable and Reliable production orientation

Work Conditions

• Position is based at a manufacturing/fabrication shop, climate-controlled shop environment.
• Interaction with machine shop employees with varying experience, engineers, supervisors as well as third-party inspectors, as needed.
• Working in plant and/or shop areas around production machinery

Core Strengths:

• Vendor Management, Customer Service, Sourcing, Cost Reduction, Project Management, Policies and Procedures.

Physical and Mental Requirements

• Ability to lift and carry 20 pounds
• Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits employee to communicate effectively
• Strong attention to detail
• Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodations to perform inspection duties in a fabrication/manufacturing shop, as needed. 
• Ability to maintain focus and multitask effectively
• Ability to communicate technical concepts and materials specifications, written and verbal

Daily Instruments provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Daily Instruments has deeply invested in providing a safe and healthy work environment, including on-site cleaning staff, disinfecting air-filtration systems installed in all HVAC systems, office air purifiers, disinfecting lighting in communal areas, company provided COVID supplies (including masks, face/eye protection, hand-sanitizer) 

 Employee Benefits Offered:

• 100% Company paid Employee Only Medical
• Health Savings Account with Employer contribution
• 100% Company paid Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• 401K with Employer match

Other Benefits:

• Medical Plan options available (two medical plans, dependent/family coverage)
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Savings Account
• Optional Voluntary Benefits Including: Dental, Vision, Supplemental Life Insurance, Disability, Accident plan)