Purchasing Agent

Sealing Technologies, a Parsons Company; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement contributions

Continuing education budgets

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible schedules

Vacation policy

Snacks and monthly catered lunches

Company retreats

Pet friendly offices

Quarterly merit bonuses

Job summary

Sealing Technologies, a Parsons Company, is seeking a detail-oriented Purchasing Agent to manage day-to-day procurement and material planning, ensuring smooth order flow for hardware products. You will place and track purchase orders, maintain supplier data, and coordinate inbound material with production teams.

Ideal candidates bring knowledge of purchasing processes, strong data accuracy, and ERP proficiency to support material flow and timely deliveries in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• High school diploma or equivalent; additional education or certification in supply chain management is a plus.
• Understanding of purchasing, procurement, buying, materials planning, inventory control, or a comparable supply chain function.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and record-keeping.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills to manage various tasks simultaneously.
• Proficiency in using computer software and systems for data entry, inventory management, and communication.
• Effective communication skills to interact with internal teams, external partners, and stakeholders.
• Problem-solving abilities to address issues and discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Understanding of supply chain processes.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase orders, sales orders, and related documentation in accordance with company procurement procedures.
• Work with vendors and suppliers on quarterly pricing and lead-time updates.
• Accurately input and maintain inventory, purchase order, and supply chain records in the system.
• Review and verify data for accuracy and completeness on a recurring basis.
• Maintain organized records of supply chain transactions, documents, and correspondence.
• Coordinate shipment and receipt of goods, ensuring documentation is complete and accurate.
• Verify incoming shipments against purchase orders and resolve discrepancies.
• Participate in periodic physical inventory counts and reconciliations.
• Partner with suppliers, vendors, and internal departments to ensure timely and accurate order fulfillment.
• Collaborate with sales, program, production, and logistics teams to support material flow.
• Communicate delivery delays or supply chain issues to the Product Operations team promptly.
• Escalate complex or high-dollar issues to the Purchasing Manager or Director of Product Operations.
• Ensure adherence to company policies, industry regulations, and quality standards across all supply chain activities.
• Identify opportunities to streamline and improve supply chain processes.
• Support special projects, audits, and other supply chain tasks as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Data entry accuracy

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Logistics, or related field

Tools

ERP/MRP system

Job description

Location: ****** Stevensville, MD | Columbia, MD

Type: Onsite

Travel: 0%

About Us:

Sealing Technologies, a Parsons company, innovates and delivers high-performance deployable anywhere technologies that push what's possible at the edge, enabling organizations across the globe to solve complex challenges with speed and confidence. We design, engineer, and deliver products and deployable technologies built for environments where traditional infrastructure falls short.

Position Overview:

Sealing Technologies, a Parsons Company, is looking to hire a Purchasing Agent to support our product operations division by executing the day to day procurement and material planning activities that keep customer orders moving. Working alongside the purchasing and production teams at our Enterprise Modernization Center, you will place and track purchase orders, maintain accurate inventory and supplier data, and coordinate the inbound flow of material required to build and deliver our products. This is a hands on, detail driven role well suited to someone early in a supply chain career who wants direct exposure to hardware manufacturing in a mission driven environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Process purchase orders, sales orders, and related documentation in accordance with company procurement procedures.
• Work with vendors and suppliers on quarterly pricing and lead-time updates.
• Accurately input and maintain inventory, purchase order, and supply chain records in the company's inventory management system.
• Review and verify data for accuracy and completeness on a recurring basis.
• Maintain organized records of supply chain transactions, documents, and correspondence.
• Coordinate shipment and receipt of goods, ensuring documentation is complete and accurate.
• Verify incoming shipments against purchase orders and resolve discrepancies.
• Participate in periodic physical inventory counts and reconciliations.
• Partner with suppliers, vendors, and internal departments to ensure timely and accurate order fulfillment.
• Collaborate with sales, program, production, and logistics teams to support material flow.
• Communicate delivery delays or supply chain issues to the Product Operations team promptly.
• Escalate complex or high-dollar issues to the Purchasing Manager or Director of Product Operations.
• Ensure adherence to company policies, industry regulations, and quality standards across all supply chain activities.
• Identify opportunities to streamline and improve supply chain processes.
• Support special projects, audits, and other supply chain tasks as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship.
• High school diploma or equivalent; additional education or certification in supply chain management is a plus.
• Understanding of purchasing, procurement, buying, materials planning, inventory control, or a comparable supply chain function.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and record-keeping.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills to manage various tasks simultaneously.
• Proficiency in using computer software and systems for data entry, inventory management, and communication.
• Effective communication skills to interact with internal teams, external partners, and stakeholders.
• Problem-solving abilities to address issues and discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Understanding of supply chain processes.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Logistics, or related field.
• Hands-on experience with an ERP or MRP system
• Experience purchasing electronic components, IT hardware, or manufacturing materials.
• Familiarity with a manufacturing or production environment.
• Exposure to government contracting or DoD supply chain requirements (FAR/DFARS, supply chain risk management).

Sealing Technologies is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status. Working is no longer solely about the job. Here at Sealing Tech, we understand your happiness and health is vital to our success. We are innovative in our approach to cultivating balanced work environments and offer a plethora of added perks. Sealing Tech offers competitive compensation packages, health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement contributions, continuing education budgets, tuition reimbursement, flexible schedules, and generous vacation policies. Other perks include complimentary snacks, drinks & monthly catered lunches, and company retreats and gatherings. Plus, flexible work arrangements, pet friendly offices and quarterly merit bonuses for qualified employees. We are looking for a new member to join our team, take on challenges, be innovative and willing to grow with us. BUILD, SECURE, SOLVE.