Junior Buyer

Located in Woodland, WA, LifePort is the leading manufacturer of medical transportation and interior products as well as ballistic armor protection systems for fixed and rotary wing aircraft. From large multi-aircraft projects to small custom projects, LifePort supplies the industry’s largest aerospace OEMs and end users with the finest aviation solutions today.

Position Summary:

Coordinates the procurement and distribution of materials, parts, equipment, and supplies for the organization by performing the following duties.

Essential Functions:

• Assist a commodity buyer with procurement of a commodity
• Follow up with suppliers to confirm on time delivery, at the negotiated price, and meets the quality standards of the company
• Assist a commodity buyer with the requirements of the commodity, including preliminary specifications, preferred supplier, and date commodity is needed
• Assist in the negotiating of lowest possible cost for the commodity balanced against the optimum quality and schedule needs
• Maintains timely control of orders, amendments, shipping notices, and other documents to ensure accurate retention of records
• Review various reports such as Late to Required, Exceptions and Shortage Report and updating PO’s accordingly
• Entering PO’s into the ERP system
• Submitting RFQ’s to suppliers
• Assisting in analyzing RFQ’s to determine the appropriate vendors
• Assist AP with invoice issues
• Assist in following up Supplier Deviation Requests and Tech Helps submitted by suppliers
• Assisting in notifying suppliers of nonconformance parts and securing lead time for reworked or replacement parts
• Special projects as needed

Job Specifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

• Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and multitask
• Excellent organization skills with strong attention to detail
• Excellent teamwork skills and high degree of initiative required
• Excellent communication both written and verbal
• Work independently and possess a high level of self-motivation and initiative
• Must be proficient with MS Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Knowledge of ERP systems preferred

• Education, Certifications and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED
• AA/AS degree preferred
• 0–2+ years’ experience in a purchasing or administrative type role

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Working conditions are normal for that of a manufacturing/machine shop/office environment.

All employees are expected to adhere to Company safety policies and wear personal protective equipment when exposed to work areas or performing tasks where it is required.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a “US Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 is required.

The characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties that may be required for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this or similar positions and additional duties may be assigned.

This position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a “US Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.14 is required.

The characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties that may be required for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this or similar positions and additional duties may be assigned.

Our Competitive Benefits Include:

• PTO – Paid Time off and emergency/personal sick leave
• Annual performance bonus program
• Wellness program and onsite gym with free personal training
• Paid company holidays
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits with HSA and FSA options
• 401K with employer contribution
• Employer paid basic life & disability coverage
• Employee life assistance program
• Additional voluntary benefits include: LegalShield, long term disability, pet insurance, voluntary accident, voluntary hospital Indemnity and voluntary critical illness.

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