Purchasing Agent jobs in South Carolina

Company

Advanced Ceramic Coatings, LLC. (ACC) is a joint venture between GE Aerospace and Lincotek Surface Solutions. ACC is a leader in the ready-to-engine airfoil applications market, namely thermal coatings for aviation components.

Position Summary

Purchasing Clerk will support the SC&L Supervisor with all procurement related tasks such as managing purchase orders, monitoring inventory, back-up shipping/receiving, and provide administrative support with projects.

Essential Functions

• Receives incoming shipments for indirect and direct materials according to documented processes as needed
• Execute weekly inventory counts outlined in cycle count/inventory management program
• Create purchase orders and manage confirmations
• Manage consumable items via Kanban
• Follow-up with vendors to ensure on-time delivery for purchased materials
• Prepare and pack materials for daily shipments
• Reports defective materials or questionable conditions to the department supervisor
• Maintains the work area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition and follows prescribed safety regulations
• Updates, maintains, and issues daily Line of Balance to required recipients
• Manage vendor info cards and documentation
• Acts as backup to Shipping and Receiving Clerk
• Performs other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibility

None

Work Environment

This job operates in both an office environment and a manufacturing environment. The role routinely uses standard office equipment, such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines. In addition, the individual will be required to adhere to safety policies and procedures on the manufacturing floor.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. In addition, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. In addition, the employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 lbs and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. This job's specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm, with additional hours as business needs necessitate.

Travel

Limited to no travel is required for this position.

Education

• High school diploma with experience in related field
• Two year college degree preferred

Competencies

• Personal accountability
• Independent thinking
• Strong organization and planning abilities
• Analytical
• Problem solving
• Communication
• Attention to detail

Requirements

• Some experience in logistics
• Previous experience purchasing
• Customer Service oriented
• Must be able to use/learn to operate battery-powered lift and pallet jack or other manual lifting devices
• Computer-savvy with a working knowledge of ERP system (preferably SAP)
• Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment