• Submit and review quotes for spot buys as well as blanket orders.• Ensures cost and pricing is accurate and meets margin objectives.• Place purchase orders with suppliers for the procurement of production material as required by forecast and the production schedule.• Monitor status of open purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery of all materials.• Expedite orders as required based on schedule/inventory changes.• Determine and establish inventory levels based on forecast, demand variation and material lead times.• Manage and resolve issues regarding PO to invoice discrepancies, returns and quality problems with suppliers.• Build and maintain existing supplier relationships.• Sourcing and set up of new suppliers.• Work closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and other departments to support day-to-day operations.

• Proactively worked with the suppliers to monitor all parts to support On-time deliveries to the customers.• Prioritized and established delivery sequences for all priority purchase orders to be expedited by critical need to meet sales order requirements.• Alerted suppliers of critical sales orders and assisted in resolving problems affecting delivery schedules.• Created daily status reports and communicated actions and plans to program manager and upper management throughout the day.• Confirmed, documented, and entered all information regarding deliveries, over and short shipments in the Materials database system.• Management and Maintenance of Order Management Sales Book. Reviewed customer pipelines and alerted purchasing of any potential shortages. • Requested and reviewed quotations on expedite charges with the suppliers.• Reviewed supplier scorecards and follow up supplier visits.• Management and Maintenance of Order Management Sales Book.

• Daily communication with customers/program managers to ensure accurate stock levels.• Responsible for administrating the receipt and processing of the customer scans, releases and purchase orders for JIT program. • Monitoring inventory levels at the Central Distribution Facility and Forward to ensure contract obligations were met.• Status and updates on availability and delivery to customers and internal partners (on-site program managers, sales, purchasing and shipping departments).• Responsible for forecasting activities within the assigned account by daily review of usage and pipeline review.• Reviewed and resolved with issues regarding payment, credits, and PO problems.

• Validation of MRP deliverables and updating of SAP. • Proactively worked with the suppliers to monitor all parts to support On-time deliveries to the customers.• Prioritized and established delivery sequences for all priority purchase orders to be expedited by critical need to meet sales order requirements.• Compiled and reviewed key purchasing reports for group including monthly OTD reports and weekly Open Order Status reports. • Entered Purchase Orders into SAP. • Submitted and reviewed new product pricing packages to suppliers. • Reviewed and resolved issues regarding payment, credits, and PO problems.

• Managed 100 plus domestic and international accounts. • High volume calls from current and potential customers as well as field sales. • Provided customers with pricing, quotes and product information via phone, fax and e-mail. • Entered Purchase Orders into MRP as well as documented all communication. • Prepared and issued quotation requests (RFQs) and RMA’s. • Contract administration. Submitted ITAR license requests. • Provided administrative support to the Sales/Marketing manager. • Updated information logs and pricing databases.