Bitrode Corporation in St. Louis (South County) area is looking to hire a full-time Purchasing Agent. Would you like to work for a company that is focused on the future? If you are interested, keep reading!

Our Purchasing Agent starts at $55,000 annual with potential higher offers to those with experience. We offer great benefits with 10 paid holidays, paid time off that starts to accrue on your first day, company paid basic life insurance and long-term disability, access to medical/dental/vision/other insurance, 401(k) with a company match, and comfortable, safe environment.

Who is Bitrode Corporation?

With customers around the world and the United States, Bitrode is a manufacturing company for Cell, Module, and Pack Battery Testing Equipment. We offer an extensive product line of battery formation and laboratory test equipment, as well as software tools, battery simulation and manufacturing automation tools appropriate to all battery applications and chemistries. If you are unsure what some of these are, just remember with electric vehicles and battery power as a goal for the future, we matter in that future.

We have a set of core values that start with safety, customer focus, and end with cooperation. We have managers, supervisors, and leads that work to listen to our employees and train them on what they do not know about our products. We strive to work as a team to get our products built, tested, and shipped to our customers.

What responsibilities will you have?

Our Purchasing Agent will receive, review and process requisitions requesting goods or services. You will need to processes RMA's and P.O.'s for Kanban items and communicate with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule. We will need you to perform expediting of orders and requests as needed.

You will need to determine method of procurement such as direct purchase or bid and prepare purchase orders or bid requests. You would review bid proposals and places orders within budgetary limitations and scope of authority. We would want you to maintain procurement records such as items or services purchases, costs, delivery, and inventories.

You would need to discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action. You may work with manufacturers or persuade potential vendors to undertake the manufacturing of custom designed items according to the user's specific needs and specifications. You would work with Purchasing Manager and VP of Supply Chain to achieve special projects as required.

What skills are we looking for?

We are looking for you to have strong negotiation ability, skills in Microsoft office, a familiarity with Industrial Electronics Sector, be self motivated, and have excellent communication skills. You would also need to have a practical approach to problem solving and an ability to work under pressure.

What qualifications do you need?

• Supply chain background
• 3 years of working experience in purchasing
• May consider a degree in lieu of experience

We look forward to reviewing your application!