Buyer - Supply Chain

Ralliant; United States; Remote; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Ralliant is seeking a detail-oriented Purchasing Assistant to support purchasing and supply chain operations remotely, with responsibilities spanning PO administration, supplier follow-up, and data reporting. You will collaborate with Buyers, Planning, Production, and other stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate purchasing activities.

The role emphasizes managing purchase orders, supplier confirmations, and ERP/MRP-related tasks, leveraging Excel for data accuracy and reporting.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in purchasing, procurement, supply chain, or manufacturing support.
• Experience with purchase orders and supplier coordination.
• Strong communication, follow-up, and organizational skills.
• High attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• ERP/MRP experience preferred; JDE experience is an advantage.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Create purchase orders from approved requisitions and MRP signals.
• Send POs to suppliers and obtain acknowledgements.
• Update confirmed delivery dates and purchasing information in the ERP system.
• Maintain PO accuracy and close completed or obsolete purchase orders.
• Follow up on missing PO confirmations and updated delivery dates.
• Track past-due and at-risk orders.
• Maintain open-order action lists.
• Escalate significant shortages, delays, or supplier issues to the Buyer.
• Maintain supplier contact details and purchasing records.
• Route invoice/PO discrepancies to the appropriate owner with an initial assessment of the issue.
• Support purchasing data maintenance and cleanup activities.
• Prepare and maintain open PO and past-due PO reports.
• Track missing supplier acknowledgements and confirmations.
• Support PO data cleanup and purchasing reporting.

Skills

Purchase orders

Supplier coordination

Communication

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

JDE familiarity

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

JD Edwards (JDE)

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Work Arrangement: Remote
Experience: 25 years

About the Role

We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Purchasing Assistant to support our purchasing and supply chain operations in India.

In this role, you will manage the day-to-day administrative and transactional activities associated with purchase orders, supplier follow-ups, delivery confirmations, purchasing data, and reporting. You will work closely with Buyers, Planning, Production, and other stakeholders to ensure purchasing activities are completed accurately and on time.

Key Responsibilities

PO Administration

• Create purchase orders from approved requisitions and MRP signals.
• Send POs to suppliers and obtain acknowledgements.
• Update confirmed delivery dates and purchasing information in the ERP system.
• Maintain PO accuracy and close completed or obsolete purchase orders.

Supplier Follow-Up

• Follow up on missing PO confirmations and updated delivery dates.
• Track past-due and at-risk orders.
• Maintain open-order action lists.
• Escalate significant shortages, delays, or supplier issues to the Buyer.

Purchasing Administration

• Maintain supplier contact details and purchasing records.
• Route invoice/PO discrepancies to the appropriate owner with an initial assessment of the issue.
• Support purchasing data maintenance and cleanup activities.

Reporting Support

• Prepare and maintain open PO and past-due PO reports.
• Track missing supplier acknowledgements and confirmations.
• Support PO data cleanup and purchasing reporting.

What We’re Looking For

• 2–5 years of experience in purchasing, procurement, supply chain, or manufacturing support.
• Experience with purchase orders and supplier coordination.
• Strong communication, follow-up, and organizational skills.
• High attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• ERP/MRP experience preferred; JDE experience is an advantage.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.Role & responsibilities