Purchasing Agent / Buyer, Overseas Suppliers + POs at a Fast-Growing Manufacturer | 3707263

This is a brand-new seat, created because growth outpaced the team, with a real path to a permanent role after about 90 days.

Pave Talent is hiring on behalf of our client, a global manufacturer with sites across North America and overseas that is in the middle of a major production ramp-up. They look out for their people, like to promote from within, and the team is described as down-to-earth, hard-working, and fun.

• Experienced buyers who are past entry level but not chasing a senior title yet

• People who stay calm and flexible when an overseas shipment lands early, late, or not at all

• Self-starters who like a busy day where there is always another order to move

• Team players comfortable in an open cubicle office with lively conversation around them

If you want a quiet private office, a slow pace, or a strategy-only sourcing role with no transactional work, this is not your role.

You'll join a purchasing team of three, reporting to the Vice President of Operations and working side by side with the Senior Buyer. Your job is to own the day-to-day buying so the team can keep pace with growth.

• Create, issue, and manage purchase orders (POs) from requisition through receipt

• Coordinate with domestic and overseas suppliers on pricing, confirmations, and lead times

• Track deliveries and expedite orders around import and export timing

• Adjust quickly as production schedules shift during the ramp-up

• Keep clean, organized documentation on POs, supplier records, and order status

• Resolve discrepancies, delays, and short shipments with suppliers and internal teams

• Bachelor's degree

• 5+ years as a Purchasing Agent, Buyer, or in Procurement

• Purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment

• Experience buying from overseas suppliers

• Strong PO management, vendor coordination, and customer service skills

• Able to work on-site five days per week

• Battery, electronics, or chemical manufacturing background

• Enterprise resource planning (ERP) experience, such as SAP or Oracle

• A second language, such as Mandarin, Dutch, or Spanish

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Interested? Apply right here on LinkedIn with your resume and we'll be in touch. Your application is fully private.

Pave Talent and our client are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.