Junior Purchaser

FREQUENTIS Deutschland GmbH; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Competitive 401(k) Plan with company match

Generous holidays, including a full week off from December 25 to January 1

Job summary

A global technology firm in Maryland is seeking a dedicated professional for administrative management of orders and project procurement support in SAP. The ideal candidate will have a college degree in Business Administration or a related field and experience in business operations. Strong communication and negotiation skills are essential for maintaining supplier relations and ensuring timely deliveries. This role offers a collaborative environment with a focus on safety and innovation.

Qualifications

• College graduate with Business Administration degree or similar.
• Familiarity with business operation concepts and procedures.
• Applied experience with Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Manage orders in SAP, including purchase orders and approvals.
• Monitor deliveries and manage deviations.
• Assist in project procurement and order processing.

Skills

Strong communication and negotiation skills

Ability to work independently

Familiar with business operation concepts

Experience with Microsoft Office applications

Education

College graduate with Business Administration or similar degree

High school diploma with 2-5 years of related experience

Tools

SAP

MS Access

Job description

Maryland, Columbia FREQUENTIS USA, Inc. From now on

Frequentis USA Inc. is dedicated to creating a safer world. With over 75 years of experience, Frequentis understands controllers in safety critical situations encounter new challenges daily. Our mission is to develop and market highly reliable, optimized, custom-tailored, and user centric communication and information systems for mission critical solutions. As an industry leader in voice communication data information systems, we create a safer world through integration, digitalization, and automation while maintaining world class safety standards. We proudly serve many U.S. government agencies including the FAA, DoD, and NASA. Safety as our number one priority pushes us to constantly learn about the ever-changing needs in safety critical environments to deliver innovative solutions.

Key Tasks

• Administrative management of orders in SAP in regard to the creation and changes of purchase orders as well as the approval process.
• Monitoring of timely deliveries, management of deviations
• Assistance in project procurement and support in processing orders for projects
• Maintain supplier relations with multiple vendors for like products & services
• Negotiating prices with suppliers
• Conducting supplier evaluations based on performance
• Compiling statistics about stock
• Providing information and help in case of questions regarding orders, delivery dates and order management in general
• Close cooperation with the offer manager and project managers regarding the provision of production material, goods and services for projects, internal clients and production
• Supporting the offer manager regarding invitations for tenders for projects in the offer phase
• Timely delivery to the projects or production in order to guarantee an interruption-free process
• Guarantee of the best possible cost-cutting measures whilst taking account of quality requirements and risk minimization Optimizing the procurement costs (TCO)

Key Qualifications

• College graduate with Business Administration or similar degree or High school diploma with 2-5 years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Familiar with business operation concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Applied experience with Microsoft Office applications including MS Word and MS Excel. MS Access and SAP is a plus
• General knowledge of current standards and guidelines (e.g. protection guidelines, environment, RoHS, etc.)
• Ability to work independently and communicate progress/problems to appropriate personnel effectively.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills

Our Values

Frequentis USA is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Around 2,100 employees are committed to creating a safer world with their innovative strength and technology orientation. Our culture is based on a working environment characterized by fairness and trust, mutual respect and appreciation. As an international company, we value this diversity and recruit regardless of age, gender, origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religion. We value fair and good working conditions, an optimum work-life-balance and offer all our employees equal development opportunities. In doing so, we focus on long-term working relationships in order to keep the valuable know-how of our employees stable.

Benefits

We are committed to supporting our mission through the following employee benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Accounts
• Competitive 401(k) Plan with company match and immediate vesting
• Employee Life Insurance & AD&D
• Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Generous holidays, including a full week off from December 25 to January 1
• PTO that scales with tenure and sick leave
• Company-sponsored team-building activities to boost morale and productivity.

"Frequentis stands for safe, open & family-friendly corporate culture, we hire for personality & train skills. People & their values matter to us. That’s why I’m not only interested in your skills, but also in your personal passion and commitment."

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