Purchasing in Electronics

Avcom SMT, Inc.; Westerville (OH); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Avcom SMT, Inc. in Westerville, OH, is seeking an Entry to Mid-level Purchasing professional. The role involves managing purchase orders, setting up work orders, and communicating with production engineers. The ideal candidate must have good computer and communication skills, and experience in purchasing electronic components is a plus.

We value attention to detail and offer a family-friendly work environment. Join our small team and contribute to our mission of quality service.

Qualifications

• Good computer skills and ability to learn new programs.
• High attention to detail is necessary.
• Must have excellent voice skills for communication.

Responsibilities

• Prepare purchase orders and set up work orders and sales orders.
• Communicate customer information to production engineers.
• Enter customers' BOMs into the computer system.

Skills

Computer skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Typing skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Two-year associate degree (preferred)

Tools

Spreadsheet software (Excel)

Inventory management software

Job description

Avcom SMT, Inc. is a complete electronic service manufacturer near Columbus, OH that offers the ability to choose the services you require. Avcom will manage and produce your entire project or perform a single service that fits your needs. We have the flexibility to handle existing designs that require hand assembly, as well as robotic assembly.

We are a small family owned and operated business that takes care of our customers and employees. We have an extremely low turnover rate, so contact us quickly, because we only have this position open for a limited time.

Job Description

Entry to Mid-level

Purchasing Electronic Components and learn our systems for PO, SO, and WO's.

Attention to Detail is a MUST!

1. To facilitate customer orders by preparing purchase orders, setting up work orders, sales orders. Pass on customer information to the production engineer to facilitate assembly. Answer phones as an alternate to bookkeeper on a daily basis. Process incoming shipments on paper and through computer input as an alternate to receiving person. Communicate customer order changes to production engineer. Assist with office management on an as needed basis, example filing. Assist Purchasing Manager in her daily routine as needed. Assist in production with assemblers on an as-needed basis.
2. Work with customers and their BOM to secure components and process an assembly job. This entails securing components by communicating with distributors, printing purchase orders on computer and faxing to confirm orders, setting up the sales order on computer, setting up the work order on computer. Set up a CLI board to include all customer paperwork, ex. BOM, drawings, instructions, test specs.
3. Enter customers BOMs in computer system, enter part numbers into the main inventory computer system. Expedite purchase orders through vendors when required. Change purchase orders and handle RMA returns of components.
4. Work with production engineer and assemblers to make sure they have the most recent customer information to make product.
5. Mainly use of computer to input inventory, purchase components, set up jobs. Use of telephone and fax machine.
6. Provided through customer information such as BOM, drawings, test specs. Use of purchasing guides, catalogs and websites of distributors and manufacturers.
7. Prepare purchase orders, work orders, sales orders, inventory cards, schedule sheets, tracking sheets, excel spreadsheets for BOMs.
8. Specify distributors to procure components, determine best price available on parts required, assist in finding correct part numbers and determining what is not correct in part number.
9. Check purchase orders to make sure part numbers are correct and quantity ordered is correct. If not, redo purchase order and fax to distributor. If customer reports a mistake, forward information by email or printout to production engineer so production can be corrected. Correct sales orders and work orders if quantity changed.

Qualifications

1. Good computer skills and ability to learn new programs. Typing skills, phone skills, ability to work with customers to resolve problems. High school diploma and previous job experience. Two year associate a plus but not mandatory.
2. Must have good voice skills to communicate on telephone and in person to customers. Sitting most of the time at desk doing computer work and answering phone.

Experience in purchasing electronic components to build circuit boards is a plus!

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.