Purchasing Agent

Snowline Engineering • Cameron Park, CA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Purchasing Agent works directly with vendors and management staff to maintain material schedules that support on-time customer deliveries. The role negotiates with vendors to secure competitive pricing and performs purchasing activities for raw materials, equipment and repair parts, industrial supplies, outside services, and miscellaneous commodities. It also provides strategic direction for the procurement process and ensures purchasing paperwork is accurate and organized.

Requirements

• BS/BA degree or equivalent experience.
• 8–10 years of previous experience as a buyer in a manufacturing or aerospace field.
• Strong knowledge of materials and specifications, with the ability to read and understand drawings.
• Experience with Microsoft Office tools and JobBoss shop-system inventory and order-processing systems.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize workload.
• Ability to work independently and closely with vendors and management.
• Professional, proactive, and detail-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Purchase raw materials, hardware, and other procurement items.
• Create purchase orders and requests for quotations (RFQs).
• Maintain vendor and supplier relationships, evaluations, and pricing competitiveness in the JobBoss shop system.
• Add potential new vendors to the active vendor list.
• Verify costs of materials and procurement items to support company profit.
• Submit quotes for outside processing requirements.
• Verify costs of outside processing on job travelers.
• Verify purchasing requirements against bills of materials (BOMs), drawings, and revisions on travelers.
• Update travelers with written corrections when discrepancies are found.
• Confirm purchased materials arrive with proper documentation, including material certifications, and request missing documentation from suppliers.
• Receive purchased items in the JobBoss shop system.
• Follow up with suppliers to help maintain on-time deliveries and schedules.
• Report potential late deliveries to management.
• Maintain annual supplier evaluations and ratings.
• Purchase stock items to maintain company inventory levels.
• Check order status with process vendors as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with a high company contribution.
• Long-term disability and life insurance plans.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.
• Snap Fitness gym membership.
• In-house training and opportunity for advancement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time