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    Assistant Buyer - Kent, United States - Exotic Metals Forming

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    Exotic Metals Forming Kent, United States

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    Assistant Buyer

    Tracking Code Job Description A career at Parker is rife with rewards and opportunities. But a career at Parker is not for everyone. Finding success at Parker requires dedication and an insatiable desire to win. We seek very smart people who also have the equally impressive characteristic of humility. We solve our customers challenges as teams, working together to ask the questions that have never been asked before.

    Parker understands that solving the worlds greatest engineering challenges requires an inquisitive and intelligent workforce, and we invest in our employees to ensure they are the best in the industry. Our global success relies on empowered employees operating in an environment that breeds ideas and solutions, and we take every possible action to ensure this happens.

    **Assistant Buyer**

    Working in a fast-paced environment, is responsible for supplier order placement and follow up, related to purchased products, as measured by on-time conforming product delivery.

    Duties and Responsibilities:

    Purchase materials part, supplies, and equipment following established purchasing policies and procedures while optimizing price, delivery, and terms.

    Communicate specifications, investigate and identify qualified suppliers, issue requests for quotations and implement procurement action.

    Negotiate with suppliers for price, delivery, and quality.

    Act as a liaison between supplier and internal customers.

    Release purchase orders, follow up and expedite as necessary, evaluate product values according to knowledge of market price, coordinate purchasing activity with internal customers to maintain inventory at planned levels and maintain all procurement records.

    Make inquiries, obtain quotes and pricing, prepare and edit purchase requisitions, issue purchase orders.

    Perform administrative duties such as: prepare and edit purchase orders and bid requests, match receiving tickets with POs and an accurate inventory of designated components.

    Foster and maintain positive supplier relationships.

    Ensures commercial, legal, ethical and contractual compliance in all procurement transactions.

    Good working knowledge of MS Office Suite proficiency in Excel.

    Must possess follow-up and accuracy with record keeping of transactions and communications.

    Professional verbal and written communication skills, good organizational skills, demonstrated ability to multitask with attention to detail and excellent problem solving, research, and interpersonal skills.

    Ability to work independently with demonstrated initiative.

    Required Experience **Skills and Experience:**

    Good working knowledge of MS Office Suite - proficient in Excel.

    Must possess follow-up and accuracy with record keeping of transactions and communications.

    Ability to be able to manage and adjust priorities, as needed, between multiple buyers.

    Thrives in a face paced environment.

    Professional verbal and written communication skills, good organizational skills, demonstrated ability to multitask with attention to detail and excellent problem solving, research, and interpersonal skills.

    Ability to work independently with demonstrated initiative as well as cooperatively within a team environment.

    2+ years of experience preferred

    Associates or Bachelors degree preferred

    Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

    *U.S. Citizenship/Permanent Resident is required for most positions.*

    *This position is subject to meeting export compliance eligibility requirements. Completion of a U.S. Export Compliance Notice is required. Prospective employees must identify their status as a U.S. or Foreign Person, as well as their country of citizenship and residence.*

    Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/VEVRAA Federal Contractor If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go to and (06/20/2006) (C/O July 2015) Update 11/19/2020

    Job Location Kent, Washington, United States Position Type Full-Time/Regular ** Apply**

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