Principal Responsibilities To negotiate pricing and delivery for all assigned products and services. Manage outside processing suppliers and component sourcing in a timely manner as the purchasing point of contact for all issues. Duties: Create all assigned purchase orders. Track all orders from shipment to the supplier until return and monitor progress of critical or longer lead time orders. Create internal process to report out to team daily. Expedite orders with direction from management. Measure On Time Delivery – address negative trends with OTD. Research additional sources, validate and approve with engineering and quality and develop a sourcing strategy that ensures a primary and secondary supplier for all outside process services. Achieve cost savings/productivity and review open issues weekly. Be the purchasing point of contact for all issues with Outside Processing suppliers. Coordinate outside processing shipments and receipts with the Receiving Dept. daily. Notify team of job completion and pick-up availability. Performs other duties as assigned. Minimum Education/ Experience: 3 to 5 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combinations of education and experience. Some College preferred. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Computer and system skills: proficiency in Microsoft Office suite required, ERP software preferred3 Communication and Analytical skills: Must have strong written and verbal communication skills as well as strong analytical skills. Presentation skills preferred. Essential Physical/ Mental Abilities Required: Must be able to read, write and speak English, individual is required to sit for long periods of time, occasionally required to walk, stoop, use hands to finger (keyboard), talk and hear. The employee will occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Conform to company safety policies and procedures. Work in a team environment. Perform other duties as assigned The pay scale for this position ranges from $69,000 - $90,000 annually.