We have an immediate opening for aBuyer/Planner - Machiningto work in our Procurement department based in our Shrewsbury MA office. This is a full-time position Monday-Friday 8am-5pm. This position will be responsible for the procurement of materials and equipment to support the machining operation.
About Us
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP is a leader in high precision positioning systems. We design and manufacture world-class precision motion and automation systems at our locations throughout North America Europe and Asia. Our products include air bearings and air bearing stages hexapod positioning and alignment systems precision actuators piezo drivers and much more! PIs customers are leaders in high tech industries and research institutes in fields such as photonics semiconductor aerospace and life sciences. Our customers are building the future generation of earth changing technologies and we get to contribute to these impactful advancements!
Our culture is open transparent enthusiastic with a general curiosity to solve emerging science and technology challenges. If you have an open inquiringmind and like to develop solutions for first generation problems you will be right at home. We are pioneers by nature; quite frequently we are creating or building a device that will be applied for the first time for a process that will be leveraged for an entire marketplace.
Responsibilities
- Work with machining and manufacturing personnel to define procurement requirements for materials and equipment.
- Prepare verify and forward purchase orders to vendors.
- Verify receipt of materials and authorize payment to vendors.
- Administer and reconcile the company credit card purchasing program.
- Negotiate best vendor terms pricing and delivery based on specific budget and schedule requirements.
- Develop new supply sources as needed including establishing new vendor accounts and credit terms.
- Qualify and manage suppliers in accordance with ISO-9001 quality program.
- Monitor cost-accounting activities covering material and production costs.
- Monitor inventory levels on an ongoing basis and coordinate annual physical inventory count.
- Manage Kanban inventory systems.
- Assist Cost Accounting Manager in preparing monthly journal entries for cost of sales and scrap.
- Analyze actual manufacturing costs and prepare periodic reports comparing budget costs to actual production costs.
- Promote the use of the departments best practices.
Skills and Requirements
- A Bachelors Degree is required. Industry experience may be considered in lieu of bachelors degree
- Minimum 5 years of experience in purchasing for a machining environment
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize work activities
- Strong oral and written communication and organizational skills
The pay range for this role is $70000 - $90000 per year. Compensation is determined by factors including job-related skills experience and relevant education and training.
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. Employment is dependent on the results of a background check. We are open to reasonable accommodation please contact us at for consideration.
We are not currently providing work authorization or sponsorship for this opportunity.
We have an immediate opening for aBuyer/Planner - Machiningto work in our Procurement department based in our Shrewsbury MA office. This is a full-time position Monday-Friday 8am-5pm. This position will be responsible for the procurement of materials and equipment to support the machining operation....
We have an immediate opening for aBuyer/Planner - Machiningto work in our Procurement department based in our Shrewsbury MA office. This is a full-time position Monday-Friday 8am-5pm. This position will be responsible for the procurement of materials and equipment to support the machining operation.
About Us
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP is a leader in high precision positioning systems. We design and manufacture world-class precision motion and automation systems at our locations throughout North America Europe and Asia. Our products include air bearings and air bearing stages hexapod positioning and alignment systems precision actuators piezo drivers and much more! PIs customers are leaders in high tech industries and research institutes in fields such as photonics semiconductor aerospace and life sciences. Our customers are building the future generation of earth changing technologies and we get to contribute to these impactful advancements!
Our culture is open transparent enthusiastic with a general curiosity to solve emerging science and technology challenges. If you have an open inquiringmind and like to develop solutions for first generation problems you will be right at home. We are pioneers by nature; quite frequently we are creating or building a device that will be applied for the first time for a process that will be leveraged for an entire marketplace.
Responsibilities
- Work with machining and manufacturing personnel to define procurement requirements for materials and equipment.
- Prepare verify and forward purchase orders to vendors.
- Verify receipt of materials and authorize payment to vendors.
- Administer and reconcile the company credit card purchasing program.
- Negotiate best vendor terms pricing and delivery based on specific budget and schedule requirements.
- Develop new supply sources as needed including establishing new vendor accounts and credit terms.
- Qualify and manage suppliers in accordance with ISO-9001 quality program.
- Monitor cost-accounting activities covering material and production costs.
- Monitor inventory levels on an ongoing basis and coordinate annual physical inventory count.
- Manage Kanban inventory systems.
- Assist Cost Accounting Manager in preparing monthly journal entries for cost of sales and scrap.
- Analyze actual manufacturing costs and prepare periodic reports comparing budget costs to actual production costs.
- Promote the use of the departments best practices.
Skills and Requirements
- A Bachelors Degree is required. Industry experience may be considered in lieu of bachelors degree
- Minimum 5 years of experience in purchasing for a machining environment
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize work activities
- Strong oral and written communication and organizational skills
The pay range for this role is $70000 - $90000 per year. Compensation is determined by factors including job-related skills experience and relevant education and training.
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. Employment is dependent on the results of a background check. We are open to reasonable accommodation please contact us at for consideration.
We are not currently providing work authorization or sponsorship for this opportunity.
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