Job Description
Summary of Duties: Responsible for development, implementation and monitoring of programs and activities for the procurement of materials, parts, components and equipment. Procurement material includes all components for PCBA’s, cables, pwb’s, chassis, and mechanical piece parts.
Specific Tasks:
- Creates and maintains purchasing schedules. Ensures department meets company’s “just-in-time” goals and deadlines.
- Selects, qualifies and maintains approved supplier base. Develops criteria and standards to determine vendor approval and certification. Monitors, assesses and reports supplier quality and delivery performance.
- Works with external vendors and department heads to resolve issues affecting production cycle and quality standards.
- Evaluates, determines, implements measures for reducing costs while maintaining quality of products and services. Optimizes PPV.
- Reviews and approves purchases up to an established limit. May negotiate major contracts above that limit for approval by others.
- Develops policies and procedures for the operation of procurement activities.
- Monitors the cost, schedule and performance aspects of major subcontracts.
- Coordinates purchasing activities with engineering and manufacturing departments to maintain inventories at planned levels.
- Provides leadership for function. Holds regularly scheduled meetings providing feedback on progress of operations. Continuously coaches and develops employees by conducting timely performance reviews.
Level and Complexity: Receives assignments in the form of objectives with goals and processes to meet goals outlined. Provides guidance to employees according to established policies and management guidance. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results will cause significant cost overruns and delays in schedules. Frequently interacts with supervisors, managers, customers, and functional peer groups at various management levels. Interaction normally requires the ability to gain cooperation of others, conducting presentations of technical information concerning specific projects/schedules, etc. Provides direct supervision to skilled nonexempt and exempt employees. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results will cause major cost overruns and delays in schedules.
Required: B.S. Business or related field or equivalent experience. Not less than five years purchasing electronic components experience. Knowledge of purchasing techniques and systems required and familiarity with QA specifications essential. Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
Company Overview:
dataCon is rapidly growing and seeking ambitious career-oriented employees. dataCon, Inc. is a contract manufacturing services firm, specializing in the US Navy's high-reliability, mission critical applications. Our capabilities include printed circuit board assembly, high-reel backplane assembly, system integration, chassis/box-build assembly, electro-mechanical assembly, harnessing, cabling, functional testing, and enclosure design services.
Capabilities/Skills:
Circuit Card Assembly
Box & System Assembly
Backplane Assembly
Cable Assembly
Complete Build to Print Services
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