PURCHASING COORDINATOR- CFA

MURATA MACHINERY USA INC • Chandler, AZ

5d • Onsite

About The Position

As a member of the division’s procurement team, the purchasing coordinator ensures that day-to-day purchasing activities run smoothly and efficiently. The position is responsible for sourcing commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) items and purchasing equipment, goods and services in alignment with the business demand, budgets, and timelines.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent is required
• A minimum 3 years of experience purchasing mechanical/electrical components, MRO goods and services, construction services, or similar experience with vendor engagement and order processing.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedures.
• Display a sense of customer service through timely response and follow up to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, vendors, and the general public.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with others to resolve conflict.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamental economics.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains, SAP.
• Ability to work under pressure, quickly adapt to changing conditions and solve problems immediately.
• Good time management and ability to multitask, prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variable.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in construction or the material handling equipment industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute purchase orders for common mechanical and electrical parts, finished goods, manufactured parts, office consumables, tools, equipment and outside services.
• Request quotes from vendors; negotiate price and delivery.
• Track and maintain purchase orders to ensure accurate pricing, quantities, and delivery dates.
• Coordinate with customer service, project management, engineering, accounting and vendors to resolve shortages, late deliveries, quality concerns, or invoicing issues.
• Maintain purchasing records, contracts, and pricing data in ERP and other databases, and report on order status, spend, and delivery performance.
• Assist in procurement process improvements and compliance with purchasing policies and controls.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED