Purchasing Specialist

401k Match, Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans for Employees and Families

Our people are the heart of our business. As the world’s largest provider of thermal processing services, Bodycote employs thousands of highly skilled staff around the globe, including some of the best engineers, scientists, and technicians in the industry. Come join our team!

Due to the nature of our business and a heavy industrial market, Bodycote deems this position to be safety sensitive.

Position Summary

Based in Clarendon, VT, the Purchasing Specialist will perform essential job functions associated with the timely and cost-effective procurement of materials, maintaining quality and inventory control to support uninterrupted production.

Essential Job Functions (Duties And Responsibilities)

The primary duties consist of, but are not limited to, the following.

• Managing purchase orders, supplier relationships, inventory budgets, and conducting cycle counts.
• Effective communication with production and customers is crucial to ensure prompt delivery and inventory accuracy.
• Execute purchasing functions to ensure materials are ordered at the best possible price and quality in a timely manner that assures uninterrupted process production while maximizing the economics of inventories.
• Assure that purchase orders are accurate, organized, and written in a timely manner to support the production process.
• Constantly evaluates the appropriate stocking level needed based on business growth.
• Manages the Approved Supplier List.
• Works with Quality to manage supplier corrective actions.
• Provides a monthly report of inventory levels, spending to budget, and supplier scorecards.
• Conduct physical inventories/cycle counts as necessary and follow up with accurate reporting and corrective actions on large discrepancies.
• Control disposition of inventoried parts and materials. Assures accuracy of inventoried parts and updated information systems in a timely manner.
• Create, monitor, and maintain a budget for all inventoried parts and materials.
• Assure that materials received are consistent in quality, quantity, and type with the purchase order.
• Observe all Environment, Health, and Safety Policy requirements.
• Keeping the work area neat and orderly at all times.
• Wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Disposal of waste per safety standards.
  
  

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position must satisfy ITAR compliance requirements; candidates must be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Resident Card Holder.
• Education – Minimum of a high school diploma. Preferred Associates degree or higher.
• 2-3 years of relevant office or business administration experience.
• Familiarity with A/R, purchasing, and materials management processes.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Willingness to expand knowledge to other related areas through formal training.
• Ability to use the appropriate systems to record and track data, order materials, and maintain appropriate documentation.
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Strong MS Excel experience.
• Experience with ERP systems.
• Solid analytical and math skills.
  
  

Physical & Mental Demands

The following physical and mental demands consist of, but are not limited to, the following.

• Must be able to work in a sitting and standing position for extended periods of time in an office/industrial environment.
• Must be able to move throughout the production shop for extended periods of time.
• Ability to bend, pull, stoop, and reach to perform functions.
• Ability to lift up to 35 lbs.
• May be exposed to heat, fumes, noise, and humidity, etc.
• Must have the cognitive and mental capacity to perform essential job functions.
• Must be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Visual acuity to read documents, computer screens, files, etc.
• Ability to hear in person and via phone.
  
  

Pay Range

The pay range for this position is $67,000-$77,000 per year, depending upon experience and skills.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and levels of the work performed by employees, but are not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, the job description does not constitute a written or implied contract for employment. Bodycote reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

Bodycote has a longstanding commitment to provide a safe, quality-oriented, and productive work environment and for these reasons, all applicants in the United States who receive a conditional offer of employment must undergo a drug screen before employment begins.

Bodycote is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against current and prospective employees based on race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age for individuals over forty years of age, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws.

Our services are a vital part of many manufacturing processes. We make metal stronger, more durable, and more corrosion resistant. Servicing local and international clients from highly accredited facilities our experience and expertise ensures we deliver to the quality and reliability demanded by the markets we serve and the products we deliver.