Job description

Become part of our dynamic, innovative, growing Pulse Technologies family!

• Competitive Pay/Bonuses

• Medical/Dental/Life Insurance

• Paid Holidays/Vacation

• 401K/STD/LTD

• Tuition Reimbursement (up to $7.5K/year!)

• Monthly Employee Appreciation Days

Pulse Technologies, founded in 1993, is a Privately-owned advanced innovation and contract manufacturing company focused exclusively on medical device components and assemblies. Our beautiful facility is clean and temperature controlled…not your ordinary manufacturing plant! We are located conveniently near the Quakertown exit of the PA Northeast extension of the turnpike.

We are looking for a Purchasing Agent that will be responsible for contractually committing the company to the purchase of materials and supplies; the instruction, development, and authoring of performance appraisals for buyer planners reporting to this position, attainment of department metrics, and establishment and development of strategic alliances with suppliers with a focus on cost reduction.

What you will be doing:

1. Establish and monitor policies and procedure that ensure materials and supplies are purchased within specifications and at the most cost effective price and terms within the quality standards acceptable to PTI.

2. Establish and monitor policies and procedures that create and execute purchase orders, verify pricing and delivery schedules, and follow-up on delivery status.

3. Establish and monitor policies and procedures to review and implement safety stock levels, order policies, and economic order quantities.

4. Responsible for development of supplier base to include multiple sources for material, long term agreements, contracts, and reduced purchase costs (as measured through purchase price variance).

5. Establish training schedule (external and internal training) that fosters professional growth and career progression within staff.

6. Monitor performance of assigned planner buyers and provide periodic feedback; conduct regularly scheduled team meetings; conduct yearly performance appraisals.

7. Lead continuous improvement activities that will reduce internal activities with a focus on improved throughput and efficiencies.

8. Monitor and maintain department work instructions, standard operating procedures, policies, etc. to ensure accuracy and compliance.

9. Develop data analysis tools to aid in the management of purchase activities, delivery schedules, supplier performance, and purchase price variance. Excel (or other data analysis tools) will be used when standard MRP reports are not available or adequate.

What we are looking for:

1. Requires an Bachelors Degree in the field, or equivalent work experience.

2. A minimum of Eight, (8) years experience in purchasing and inventory control for a manufacturing company, with minimum sales volume of $40 million.

3. Ability to manage a time phased material requirements ordering system. The skills and knowledge must include Excel (spreadsheets, picots, formulas, etc.) with the ability to data mine and analyze results.

4. Purchasing and planning experience within a MRP environment.

5. The demonstrated ability to negotiate contracts or long-term agreements with suppliers with a focus on driving favorable terms and conditions.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

COVID-19 considerations:
Social distancing; sanitizing procedures; optional mask wearing

Experience:

• Purchasing: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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