Buyer II
Job Description
Position Title: Buyer II
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Buyer opportunity with our client in Kent, WA.
Job Responsibilities:
About Protingent: Protingent is a niche provider of top Engineering and IT talent to product development companies nationwide. Protingent exists to make a positive impact and contribution to the lives of others as well as our community by providing relevant, rewarding, and exciting work opportunities for our candidates.
Position Title: Buyer II
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Buyer opportunity with our client in Kent, WA.
Job Responsibilities:
- Perform day-to-day procurement activities supporting a development program and test flight operations
- Coordinate purchasing the services, material, and product requirements for the site.
- Work with sourcing and program team to select suppliers for bid and award from the approved list to achieve program objectives
- Ensure suppliers documentation such as terms and conditions and NDAs are ready prior to engagement
- Manage orders with suppliers, monitor backlog and daily order status report, adjust schedules as needed, manage/modify POs with overdue shipments, and open orders
- Work with logistics team to ensure timely and economical deliveries of all materials to production location
- Ensure that all requirements for purchasing, storage, and transportation of materials are adhered to
- Monitor suppliers’ performance and prepares reports, analysis, and other records
- Resolve discrepancies related to purchasing, delivery, receiving, accounts payable invoices, and payment to the supplier
- Expedite materials for shortage management
- Coordinate returns to vendor for discrepant material from receiving inspection.
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration or a related field
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment to accomplish goals while managing multiple tasks
- Strong skills in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Familiarity with business Intelligence (BI) tools including Tableau and the SQL programming language
- Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams as well as independently
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Exceptional organizational and analytical skills
- 3+ years tactical level experience in purchasing
- Experience in research and development purchasing in a collaborative, fast-paced team environment
- Experience with aerospace defense industry products preferred
- APICS, CPM, CSCP certification or equivalent
- Job Type: Contract
- Locations: Remote and Several Hybrid locations available
- Pay Ranges based on location:
- 100% Remote: $35-$40/hr
- Washington: $45-$50/hr
- Florida/Arizona: $35-$40/hr
- Alabama/Colorado/Texas: $41-$46/hr
- California/Virginia: $45 -$51/hr
- ITAR obligations are associated with this role, U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, or protected person status under 8 U.S.C.
- 1324b(a) (1), (3) is required.
About Protingent: Protingent is a niche provider of top Engineering and IT talent to product development companies nationwide. Protingent exists to make a positive impact and contribution to the lives of others as well as our community by providing relevant, rewarding, and exciting work opportunities for our candidates.
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Seniority level
Mid-Senior level -
Employment type
Contract -
Job function
Purchasing and Supply Chain -
Industries
Engineering Services
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