Junior Purchasing Agent

General

Assist our procurement team in the USA and Mexico with sourcing negotiating and purchasing goods and services for the company. This role reports directly to the Senior Purchaser and supports daily purchasing activities to ensure timely cost-effective and quality procurement.

Tasks

• Help negotiate prices and contracts with existing and new vendors ensuring cost-effective and quality results.
• Research needed items and perform cost-benefit analysis to find the best balance between quality price and delivery.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with vendors and suppliers.
• Assist the Senior Purchaser with sourcing suppliers and maintaining supplier databases.
• Help evaluate vendor performance including quality price and delivery.
• Stay informed of market trends and product availability.
• Purchase direct and indirect materials from vendors and suppliers when needed.
• Create and process purchase orders (POs) in accordance with company policies.
• Track and follow up on outstanding orders and delivery timelines.
• Communicate with vendors to confirm order status pricing and lead times.
• Communicate order details pricing and lead times to internal teams.
• Support maintaining Price List and overall pricing strategy.
• Support inventory checks and reorder low-stock materials under direction.
• Help resolve invoice discrepancies and report damaged or missing goods.
• Assist with purchasing reports and ad-hoc data entry or administrative tasks.
• Set up access and maintain information in Oxaion Excel and Inform software.
• Manage receiving paperwork and assist with order confirmations.
• Assist with booking material transactions.
• Assist with special projects and other duties assigned by Senior Purchaser.
• Ability to travel to other Marbach locations for special projects (Germany Mexico Indiana Wisconsin etc.).
• Other tasks as needed in the Purchasing area.

Physical Requirements

• Must be adaptable to a changing work environment.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally exposed to sharp objects fumes or airborne particles and a loud noise level.
• Able to stand for long periods and be adaptable to a changing work environment

Preferred Skills

• Use of Microsoft Office (Word Excel PowerPoint).
• Interpersonal Skills.
• Inventory Management & Pricing experience.
• Communication skills - verbal and written.
• Negotiation and persuasion skills
• Strong problem-solving critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong organization skills.
• Adaptability
• Bi-lingual preferred (Spanish German)