Purchasing Assistant

Purchasing Assistant

Eagle Technologies, LLC (Newport News, VA) is seeking a qualified Purchasing Assistant. Eagle Technologies is a small veteran-owned business who designs and manufactures airframe components for the aerospace industry, with a niche in rotor blade and prop blade development. We are an AS9100 Rev C certified company offering engineering design, analysis, testing and manufacturing in both composites and aerospace metals.

Job Type: Full-time

Compensation: Salary commensurate with background and direct experience

Ideal candidate will be able to perform the following essential functions:

Essential Functions:

• Efficiently manage and execute the purchase of raw materials, off-the-shelf components, and services as per negotiated and appropriately approved.
• Reviewing forecasting reports to ensure inventory levels are maintained appropriately.
• Prepare purchase requisitions, obtain appropriate approval, and issue purchase orders in accordance with company policy and negotiated terms and conditions.
• Issuing, updating, and tracking purchase orders (Pos) and change orders to ensure accuracy and timely delivery.
• Handle accounting functions associated with vendor accounts, such as reconciling aging and researching vendor accounts.
• Discuss defective or unacceptable new goods or services with internal teams and external vendors to determine cause of problems and take corrective and preventative action.
• Ensure supplier compliance with company requirements for quality, safety, and delivery.
• Expediting product as needed, coordinating with suppliers and customers.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Mathematical aptitude.
• Strong business acumen and collaborative input for better influence of strategic thinking that align with business operations and production.
• Self-motivated, with demonstrated sense of urgency, and ownership of tasks
• Must be detail oriented.
• High proficiency in internet search techniques and online databases
• Experience in procurement of raw materials or manufacturing preferred

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• Experience working with Microsoft office products
• Familiar with Sage 50 or similar accounting software preferred
• Minimum 2 years' experience preferred.
• Able to work with minimal supervision.
• Successful candidate will be persistent with suppliers and seek assistance as needed from management to help meet deadlines

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Associate's degree in a related field with background in procurement preferred not required
• Must be a US Citizen

Eagle Technologies, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.