Procurement Specialist

SK AX USA Inc•West Lafayette, IN

18d•Onsite

About The Position

SK AX USA is seeking a dependable, proactive Procurement Specialist to provide day-to-day administrative and purchasing coordination support to a Korean expatriate procurement professional assigned to the SK hynix project in West Lafayette, Indiana. The role works under the guidance of the on-site procurement lead and coordinates with U.S. vendors, project teams, and colleagues in Korea. It is a support position rather than an independent purchasing manager role; prior procurement experience is not required, and job-specific purchasing processes and systems will be taught on the job. The position focuses on coordination, document preparation, tracking, and follow-up. The selected candidate will receive hands-on guidance from the on-site procurement lead. Supplier selection, pricing negotiations, contract commitments, and final purchasing approvals remain with designated authorized personnel.

Requirements

Professional working proficiency in both Korean and English, written and spoken.
Strong reliability, initiative, follow-through, accuracy, and willingness to learn.
Good interpersonal communication and ability to work with vendors and multicultural teams.
Basic proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Word, and ability to learn new systems.
Ability to organize multiple requests, maintain records, and ask questions when instructions are unclear.

Nice To Haves

Previous office administration, purchasing, logistics, or vendor coordination experience.

Responsibilities

Help the procurement lead collect purchase requests, specifications, vendor quotes, and supporting documents.
Prepare draft RFQs, quote comparisons, purchase order documents, and order tracking sheets for review and approval.
Track purchase order status, expected delivery dates, outstanding items, and action items; follow up as directed.
Communicate with U.S. suppliers to request information, confirm order details, and obtain shipment or delivery updates.
Coordinate basic purchasing information among the on-site procurement lead, SK hynix project contacts, SK AX USA teams, and Korean stakeholders.
Provide Korean–English translation, email coordination, and meeting follow-up when needed.
Assist with delivery scheduling, receiving confirmation, and gathering packing slips or delivery records.
Help compare quotes, purchase orders, receipts, and invoices, and flag differences to the procurement lead.
Keep vendor contacts, quotations, purchase records, contract files, and status reports organized and current.
Prepare simple Excel reports, meeting notes, trackers, and follow-up reminders.
Escalate schedule changes, missing documents, or supplier issues rather than making unauthorized purchasing commitments.
Learn and follow applicable purchasing approval, confidentiality, safety, and documentation procedures.