Purchasing Agent

Technique, Inc. is a Michigan-based stamping, tubing and welding facility offering the shortest lead-times and highest quality parts in the industry. We offer high-speed prototypes, ultra-low volume stampings, tubing and assemblies for production and emergency-based manufacturing for industries such as aerospace, automotive, medical and food processing.

As a Technique, Inc. valued team member, you will join a group of highly skilled technicians who consistently strive to improve the tools, technology and processes which allows us to continue growing at an exponential rate. The company is dedicated to the success of each team member in a culture that values safety, integrity, teamwork and results.

Technique, Inc. is currently looking for a purchasing agent to negotiate vendor terms, prices and schedules delivery using knowledge of budget and schedule requirements.

Job Responsibilities:
- Ownership of all purchasing and logistics functions, processes, and outside processes.
- Develop new vendors and engage existing vendors for competitive quoting.
- Manage the approved supplier list in the MRP system.
- Negotiate with vendors tenaciously for goods and services as required in real time.
- Manage automated vending systems and supplier VMI performance.
- Develop and manage Kanban systems for high volume items.
- Manage plant raw material inventories using cycle counts and performing physical inventory.
- Maintain inventory accuracy in the MRP system to avoid accounting issues.
- Develop and maintain paperless material traceability throughout the plant.
- Develop and maintain competitive freight and shipping solutions.
- Develop and maintain competitive OSP (outside process) vendors.
- Housekeeping (5S).
- Departmental cross training.
- Maintain up to date knowledge of current market pricing trends.
- All other duties as assigned

Required:

High School Diploma or GED
Minimum of 2 years of purchasing related experience or demonstrated knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the above-mentioned tasks.

Benefits:

- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- PTO
- Paid Holidays

Physical Demands/Working Conditions:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a complete 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. Additionally, this job description does not constitute a contract of employment and that the company may exercise its employment-at-will rights at any time.