Purchasing Operator

CONFLUX SYSTEMS; Burlington (IA); On-site; USD 41,328 - 46,149; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Burlington, Iowa, is seeking a Purchasing Operator for a 12-month contract. The role involves processing purchase requests, managing supply chain efficiency, and ensuring procurement compliance. Ideal candidates should have experience in purchase order management and be capable of providing high-level service to the sales and marketing team. This position operates largely within established software systems and requires strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in analyzing material availability and managing purchase orders.
• Ability to maintain compliant procurement processes.
• Skills in communication with sales and marketing departments.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase requests and manage purchase orders.
• Ensure compliance with procurement rules.
• Contribute to maintaining supplier master data in SAP.
• Estimate costs and lead times for RFQs.

Skills

Knowledge of standardized work routines and methods

Job description

Base pay range

$30.00/hr - $33.50/hr

Here are the job details for your review:

Job Title: Purchasing Operator

Duration: 12 months

Shift Hours: 8-5 (1st shift)

Description/Position Summary

• Processes purchase requests (depending on thresholds), adds necessary information (e.g. Commodity Code (ESN), INCOTERMS).
• Analyzes material availability, manages purchase orders incl. tracking; checking of content, to ensure cost-efficient and on time supply of materials according to demand.
• Takes care of compliance with Procurement rules of company and usage of company contract partners based on click4suppliers easy and forward procurement list (FPL) to ensure the usage of competitive Terms & Conditions and by that obtaining highest feasible contribution to net income (CNI).
• May maintain and update supplier master data (if mandated) in coordination with Regional Procurement in SAP; archive documents according to local regulations to keep the database always accurate and up to date.
• May generate savings to contribute to the success of the business and make results transparent.
• Actively contributes to cooperation with all other parties involved, passing on all relevant information to improve the flow of material and value through the supply chain.
• Forwards systematically all relevant Procurement-related project information (e.g. updated contractual conditions, Supplier Management data) to keep all project participants up to date.
• Deliver full range service in a defined and focused technical or administrative area of work, while clear input / output relations and generic and/or work specific guidelines, procedures are given or available.
• Position operates major parts or full spectrum of dedicated specialized standard software packages. Incumbents may handle routine and non-complex practical enquiries and procedures from internal or external customers.
• Deliver a limited range of practical, technical, operative and/or clerical processes within an area of work.
• Position operates with dedicated, limited range of user interfaces or functionalities in standardized software programs, strictly related to their specific processes.
• Customer Services functions gather, and file information gained in routine customer contact calls.
• Higher level: Handling inbound calls, in basic 1st level support situations, while handling majority of request in the basis of given procedures.
• Lower level: Outbound calls, operating with the given frame of structured information requested.
• Receive and interpret request for quotes from our regional sales team
• Utilize product knowledge and provided tools to estimate cost and lead time for the quoted part(s)
• Communicate with the Sales and Marketing department the completed quote
• Ensure this quoted information is properly recorded and passed to our operational procurement team.
• Provide high level of service to sales and marketing department by ensuring quick turnarounds on RFQ task.

Experience

• Knowledge of standardized work routines and methods, general facts and information is necessary, usually acquired through training on the job.

Education

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Purchasing

Industries

• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing and Medical Equipment Manufacturing