An hourly office position with the primary responsibilities of ensuring timely ordering and receiving of vendor parts and supplies to support the manufacturing process. The Purchasing Associate is responsible for managing the vendor relationship to ensure agreed to dates, quantities and quality are received by BAC, and to seek remediation and corrective action when vendor commitments are not met. This position coordinates with other members of the Supply Chain team to meet the production requirements of our fabrication and assembly partners. As a procurement professional, the Purchasing Associate is an influencer, who provides quantitative data to his/her internal customers enabling them to make real-time decisions toward the goal of 100% On-Time Delivery. The Purchasing Associate contributes to the success of the Procurement Team while demonstrating BAC’s values of Courage, Innovation, Responsibility, and Trust.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Owns personal and team safety. Observes all safety rules and uses the proper safety equipment at all times.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities and projects.
• Demonstrate customer focus through proactive communication and engagement with the operations leaders.
• Make financially sound decisions when expediting parts or selecting alternative vendors.
• Maintains records and review PO, inventory, and receiving documents.
• Responsible for adhering to purchasing and SOX regulations.

NATURE & SCOPE

The position is an important member of the plant Supply Chain Department. The Purchasing Associate reports to the Purchasing Supervisor. As a procurement professional, expertise may be requested to participate on local or regional project teams. The expectation is to operate as an influencer and technical/subject matter expert.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Effective written communication including documentation of processes, and the communication of those processes with fellow employees. Ability to communicate to supervisors, co-workers, and customers with written memos or emails that are professional, concise and clearly understood.
• Demonstrated oral communication skills including the ability to communicate professionally with BAC customers, co-workers, and management. The ability to share information verbally that is clearly understood and technically accurate.
• Competent in working with ERP systems to source information and execute orders.
• Knowledgeable of the procurement process as it relates to ordering, P.O.s, credits, inventory, optimal stock levels.
• Competent in math including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractional computations, and fraction to decimal conversions.
• Customer focus demonstrated by speed and completeness in responses to internal and external customer requests.
• Ability to prioritize, self-manage, and work on multiple projects.
• Computer competency with MS Excel including updating data and generating metrics in pre-formatted spreadsheets.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The position is predominately an indoor office position with frequent interaction on the plant floor. Sitting at a workstation is expected 80% of the time with standing and walking expected up to 20% of the time. Additional activities include: reaching, bending, and stooping. Fine hand manipulation related to keyboarding and writing. Working hours usually day shift but can include any of three shifts as needs arise. Some evening weekend overtime is to be expected dependent on plant volume. Working temperatures include both indoor climate control and wide fluctuations within the plant as well as ambient outside temperatures.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $19.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Application Question(s):

• Do you have experience with People-soft?
• Do you have experience with SAP?
• Do you have Microsoft Excel experience?
• Do you have any purchasing experience?

Work Location: One location

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