Purchasing Associate

Purchasing Associate

Connecticut - Niantic, CT 06357

Overview

Salary Range $18.00 - $20.00 Hourly Position Type Full Time

Description

Department: Procurement

Reports To: Supervisor, Procurement

FLSA: Hourly

Hours of Work: Monday – Friday 08:00:00AM 05:00:00PM

Location: Niantic

Who We Are

Telaid helps enterprise clients accelerate technology adoption to achieve their business objectives. We design, deploy and support critical technologies, reducing time, task, cost and risk associated with managing technologies in complex, multi-site environments. But Telaid is not your ordinary technology integrator. Committed to excellence, our vision is to be a people first, customer obsessed company with great (not perfect) leaders who strive to provide the best possible experience for our employees, partners and customers. We're working hard to build and maintain a culture of integrity, trust and accountability that attracts, trains and retains the right employees for the right roles. If you're looking for a great place to work, learn and advance your career, get to know Telaid!

Our Core Values are – Be Proactive, Be a Team Player, Take Ownership & Do the Right Thing

Summary of Position

An experienced skilled Professional that performs a variety of tasks associated with purchasing materials and services for Telaid in support of customer projects, initiatives, and Telaid service offerings. These tasks are in support of Telaid Strategic growth and Supply Chain initiatives, as well as execution of Telaid's core customer support mission.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform daily activities in the purchase of materials, supplies and finished good items. Responsibilities include generating and maintaining purchase orders and placing orders, coordinating delivery with suppliers, ensuring Preferred Supplier is chosen based on Quality/Cost/Customer Direction, updating Telaid's purchasing system of record with accurate and complete information.
• Assist in Performing the identification, selection, and qualification of suppliers. Responsibility includes identifying candidate suppliers, determining suitability, coordinating with Procurement Director in negotiations, securing necessary information for manually adding new suppliers to data base, and coordinating onboarding with all stakeholders.
• Assist departments and individuals across the organization in developing and executing key Telaid Strategic functions, including the Telaid Service Center, Telaid Repair Depot, and other objectives as assigned.
• Assist other Departments in researching and resolving discrepancies in invoicing, purchase orders, and other purchase related issues as requested, proactive intervention in potential or alerted supply disruptions.
• Perform the daily activities of review of open purchase orders for accurate arrival times off all orders for the assigned Business Unit.
• Support other Buyers in workload balancing during periods of lower activity.
• This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.

Qualifications

Skills and Personal Attributes

• This role is highly empowered to make purchasing and other strategic decisions independently, so critical thinking and accountability are key traits.
• Telaid is a highly collaborative team environment. Comfort with close discussion and frequent communication are keys to success. Comfort interacting with all levels of management in a professional manner is also essential.
• As Procurement's representative to internal customers and supplier partners, business acumen and professional demeanor are essential attributes to be successful in this role.

Education and Experience

• 3-5 Years functioning in a high-volume purchasing environment with purchase order management accountability.
• 4-year degree in relevant area of study or equivalent work experience
• APICS Purchasing certification (or equivalent), or advanced training preferred.
• Highly skilled in use of software related to Operations Management (Service Now, Microsoft Office applications, Data analysis tools)

Benefits

• 401k with employer matching and Profit Sharing
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Other Voluntary Benefits:
• Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Bark – Parental controls to ensure online safety for kids
• Norton LifeLock Identity Protection
• Employee Discount Program