Purchasing Assistant

Title: Purchasing Assistant Description: IS4S is a wholly employee owned company that designs, tests, and fields robotics, decontamination systems, highly customized shipping container solutions, and a wide variety of other Military and commercial products. Our company has grown organically at a rate of over 15% per year for 17 years solely through the contribution and innovation of employee owners. Our team is laser focused on developing and providing high quality systems and solutions to our nations Warfighters. We take particular pride in our role in enabling the most lethal Military force on the planet to rapidly bring the fight to our adversaries using equipment and systems that provide unprecedented insight, overmatch, and protection. Our motto Speed with Discipline has proven to be a key to our success and a significant reason our customers repeatedly ask us to work with them on the most difficult problems. Our team is in the enviable position of taking ideas through prototyping, testing, and fielding of systems that make a daily difference to our Warfighters and our country. In order to deliver the high quality products and services required by our customers, we operate in a deliberate and process controlled agile environment. This fast paced, but unique development and production environment provides a rewarding and challenging career path with unlimited potential. We are seeking a Purchasing Assistant team member to provide oversight of purchases, pricing realism, cost savings, and delivery tracking, Specifically, the successful applicant will meet the requirements below. Technical & Skill Requirements Candidates must be able to work with corporate purchasing and onsite production management to ensure a smooth flow of parts and subsystems for multiple programs. Education Requirements: - Degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or other related fields. - Experience may be considered in lieu of a college degree. Desired Experience: - 1-2 years in procurement, manufacturing management, construction, or other related industries. - Experience with Enterprise Resource Management software tools. - Experience working with an engineering team to rapidly facilitate prototyping and aide in production planning. - Day to day use of computer software (Microsoft Word, Power Point & Excel, time keeping systems). - Experience in AS9100 operations and quality control processes. Pay: Experienced Purchasing Assistant will start $60,000 to $75,000 per year. Benefits: Medical, dental, 401K and other benefits with a small employee contribution. Remote Work: Remote work is not an option for this position. The position is in Huntsville, AL. IS4S is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.