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Purchasing Agent
Job Location:
Job Location:
Phoenix, AZ - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
22 October 2026 (23 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
19 January 2027
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Major Function:
Prepares reviews and tracks capital expenditure MRO and service-related purchase orders through the procurement process.
Major Responsibilities:
4 - 7 years of procurement experience with strong background in MRO procurements and contracting for services. Experience with an ERP systems is a strong plus.
Education/Training:
Degree: Bachelors degree
Major: Business Project Management Logistics or a technical discipline
Skills:
Prepares reviews and tracks capital expenditure MRO and service-related purchase orders through the procurement process.
Major Responsibilities:
- For assigned procurements work with suppliers contractors production staff engineering and facilities management to execute order management activities including quotation solicitation supplier/contractor negotiations order issuance proactive confirmation of anticipated deliveries expediting needed parts and resolving past due deliveries.
- Ensure proper supplier risk mitigation techniques are applied to minimize the companys liability in the event of contractor accidents scope creep and failure to fulfill the ordered scope of work.
- Select qualified vendors and evaluate their performance.
- Act as a liaison between contractors and internal customers to coordinate the timely execution of contracted services.
- In coordination with internal customers prepare scope of work statements for contracted services.
- Provide material cost and delivery estimates for MRO material as requested.
- Assist internal customers by responding to their purchase order delivery status inquiries unplanned material requirements and expedite requests.
- Support the Purchasing Manager in special projects procurement of inventory parts and by working with department managers on upcoming purchasing needs.
- Prepare for and attend facility management staff meetings.
- Resolve receiving and invoicing related discrepancies for assigned procurements.
- Additional duties as assigned.
- Ability to travel domestically up to 10% of the time.
- Compliance with all Safety requirements
- Compliance with all ISO and AS9100 Quality Management System requirements
- Communicate with other departments in support of company goals
4 - 7 years of procurement experience with strong background in MRO procurements and contracting for services. Experience with an ERP systems is a strong plus.
Education/Training:
Degree: Bachelors degree
Major: Business Project Management Logistics or a technical discipline
Skills:
- Ability to set priorities and make effective self-directed decisions in a dynamic work environment
- Solid written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple concurrent tasks effectively
- Interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment to achieve organizational goals
- Action oriented with good problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to understand and apply new job-related information that varies in complexity in a timely manner
- Effective negotiation skills
- Demonstrated purchasing knowledge
- Ability to effectively use the standard set ofEngineered Solutions software tools including IFS (ERP/MRP system) Microsoft Teams and the Microsoft Office suite of products
- Math aptitude
- Detail Oriented
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
