Buyer/Procurement Specialist

Custom Filters Direct; Bloomsburg (Columbia County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Custom Filters Direct, a Bloomsburg, PA manufacturer, is seeking a Buyer / Procurement Specialist to manage end-to-end purchasing activities. You’ll issue POs for raw materials and services, review supplier quotes, and negotiate terms to balance supply with inventory costs.

You’ll collaborate with production and warehouse teams to avoid shortages while ensuring timely deliveries, and you’ll monitor supplier performance and resolve discrepancies with internal and external partners.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of purchasing, procurement, or related experience.
• Manufacturing or distribution experience preferred.
• Experience managing purchase orders and communicating with suppliers.
• Ability to compare quotes, negotiate terms, and resolve purchasing issues independently.
• Strong Excel skills and comfort with numerical data.
• Excellent organization, attention to detail, communication and follow-through.
• ERP, inventory, or purchasing-system experience preferred.
• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, operations, accounting, or related field preferred; relevant experience may substitute.
• Ability to reliably commute to Bloomsburg facility for onsite position.

Responsibilities

• Create, issue, update, and close purchase orders for raw materials, packaging, supplies, equipment, and services.
• Review purchasing needs, supplier lead times, and delivery dates.
• Obtain and compare supplier quotes; negotiate pricing, delivery schedules, freight terms, and payment terms.
• Maintain supplier information, pricing, and delivery dates.
• Track open/overdue orders; expedite materials as priorities change.
• Coordinate with production and inventory teams to prevent shortages.
• Monitor supplier quality, responsiveness, and on-time delivery; research alternatives when needed.
• Resolve delivery, quantity, pricing, damaged goods, and invoice discrepancies with receiving, warehouse, accounting, and suppliers.
• Support matching purchase orders, receiving records, and invoices; obtain supplier credits/corrections.
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve purchasing and supplier performance.

Skills

Purchasing experience

Procurement

Supplier management

Negotiation

Excel

Attention to detail

Communication

Time management

Education

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in business or supply chain

Tools

Excel

ERP system

Job description

Buyer / Procurement Specialist

Custom Filters Direct | Bloomsburg, PA
Full-Time | Onsite | First Shift
Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m – 3:30 p.m
Salary: $55,000–$70,000 annually, based on experience

Join Our Growing Team

Custom Filters Direct is a growing manufacturer of residential and commercial HVAC air filters. We’re seeking a Buyer / Procurement Specialist to manage purchasing activities that keep our manufacturing and business operations supplied and running efficiently.

In this role, you’ll manage purchases from the initial requirement through delivery and issue resolution. We’re looking for someone who takes ownership, follows up proactively, negotiates effectively, and balances material availability with purchasing costs and inventory levels.

What You’ll Do

• Create, issue, update, and close purchase orders for raw materials, packaging, supplies, equipment, and services.
• Review purchasing needs, specifications, inventory availability, supplier lead times, and required delivery dates.
• Obtain and compare supplier quotes and negotiate pricing, delivery schedules, freight terms, and payment terms within assigned authority.
• Maintain accurate supplier information, pricing, order acknowledgments, and expected delivery dates.
• Track open and overdue orders, follow up with suppliers, and expedite materials when priorities change.
• Coordinate with production and inventory teams to prevent shortages while avoiding unnecessary inventory.
• Monitor supplier quality, responsiveness, and on-time delivery; research alternative suppliers when needed.
• Work with receiving, warehouse, accounting, and suppliers to resolve delivery, quantity, pricing, damaged-goods, and invoice discrepancies.
• Support matching purchase orders, receiving records, and invoices, including obtaining supplier credits or corrections.
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve purchasing and supplier performance.

What We’re Looking For

• 2 or more years of purchasing, procurement, buyer, supply-chain, or related experience preferred.
• Manufacturing or distribution experience strongly preferred.
• Experience managing purchase orders and communicating directly with suppliers.
• Ability to compare quotes, negotiate commercial terms, and resolve purchasing issues independently.
• Strong spreadsheet skills, including Excel, and comfort working with numerical information.
• Excellent organization, attention to detail, communication, and follow-through.
• ERP, inventory, or purchasing-system experience preferred.
• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, operations, accounting, or a related field preferred; relevant experience may substitute.
• Ability to reliably commute to our Bloomsburg facility for an onsite position.

Position Details

• Location: 20 Union Lane, Bloomsburg, PA 17815.
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
• Salary: $55,000–$70,000 annually, based on relevant experience.
• Work arrangement: Full-time, onsite.