Job description
Overview:
The Technical Ceramics business of Morgan Advanced Materials engineers high performance functional and structural ceramic materials, components and sub-assemblies to address customer-specific technical challenges.
Group Key Figures: Revenue £950m (2021), ~7,500 employees, manufacturing in 30+ countries, and customers in 100+ countries. A UK PLC with head office located in Windsor, Berkshire UK. Listed on London Stock Exchange; Member of the FTSE 250 Index.
Responsibilities:
Morgan is proud to offer its employees with the following:
Morgan Advanced Materials is an EEO/AA/M/W/D/V Employer Ind-1
Morgan Advanced Materials is a world leader in advanced materials science and engineering of ceramics, carbon and composites. We operate in a series of well-defined markets where our applications expertise offers our customers a valuable differentiator, engineering high-specification materials, components and sub-assembly parts that solve their challenging technical problems.
The Technical Ceramics business of Morgan Advanced Materials engineers high performance functional and structural ceramic materials, components and sub-assemblies to address customer-specific technical challenges.
The business employs advanced materials science and applications expertise to produce parts that enhance reliability or improve the performance of its customers’ products. Much of what the global business unit makes is used in demanding, harsh or critical environments. Our Technical Ceramics business works in selected segments of the electronics, energy, healthcare, industrial, petrochemicals, security and transport markets, typically in close collaborative customer relationships.
Group Key Figures: Revenue £950m (2021), ~7,500 employees, manufacturing in 30+ countries, and customers in 100+ countries. A UK PLC with head office located in Windsor, Berkshire UK. Listed on London Stock Exchange; Member of the FTSE 250 Index.
Purchasing Agent Position (3 to 6 monthsTemp Assignment ):
Morgan Advance Materials is a global precision ceramics company with a manufacturing site located in Auburn CA.
We provide high tech components used in analytical instruments in the medical, industrial, semiconductor, and aerospace markets.
If converted from temporary to permanent state, this would be a full-time non-exempt position with occasional overtime as needed. The purchasing agent usually works in-office but may have some work from home opportunities. Join a close-knit high-performance team with competitive salaries, 401(K), and generous health benefits with a stable, profitable manufacturing company with deep local roots.
Day-to-day duties:
- Collaborates with various internal departments to ensure that they fulfill all customer requests
- Verifies purchase requisitions by comparing items requested to the master list and recommends alternatives.
- Secures approval from requisitioning department and follows internal controls.
- Selects appropriate suppliers based on price, availability, necessity, quality, and logistical expenses and sends out RFQs for requested products and materials.
- Prepares purchase orders by verifying specifications and negotiating price, while obtaining recommendations from suppliers.
- Manages purchases by forwarding orders to suppliers and monitoring and expediting orders.
- Updates and maintains records of all orders, payments, and received stock and assists in resolving any delivery, and invoicing discrepancies.
- Coordinates with the delivery team and follows up on delays or orders that have been rescheduled.
- Assesses vendors and their offerings with in-person visits, interviews, and analysis to assess their quality and delivery capabilities.
- Submits new vendor setup requests.
- Provides purchasing planning and control information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
- Forwards available inventory items by verifying stock and delivering schedules.
- Establishes professional relationships with clients as well as vendors and suppliers.
- Ensures all stock is packaged appropriately and delivered to the correct location in a timely manner.
Qualifications and skills:
- Great organizational skills
- Superb written and verbal communication and negotiation skills.
- Great time management
- Ability to work under pressure
- Analytical thinking
- Proficiency in the relevant management software programs.
- Judgement and decision-making skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Detail oriented
Education and experience desired:
- Bachelor’s degree in supply management, finance, logistics or business (preferred)
- Strong industry experience for accurate product/service quality assessment
- Accounting acumen
- 5 years’ experience working as a purchasing agent or similar position (preferred)
- CPP certificate or equivalent (highly preferred)
$28.00 to $34.00 per hour (Temp to Perm Position)
Morgan is proud to offer its employees with the following:
- Great opportunity with training provided for advancement.
- Benefits start on first day of regular full-time employment.
- Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K,
- Vacation, Holiday and Sick time.
- Quarterly Bonus for Hourly
- Annual Bonus for Salary
This position may require use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). All applicants must be U.S. persons as defined by 22CFR120.15. Individual must be a:
- Citizen of the United States, or
- Permanent resident alien of the United States, or
- Protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) as defined by 22CFR120.15
Successful completion of the pre-employment physical, drug/alcohol testing and criminal background investigation required following offer of employment.
Morgan Advanced Materials celebrates diversity at all levels of our organization.
Morgan Advanced Materials is an EEO/AA/M/W/D/V Employer.
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Morgan Advanced Materials is an EEO/AA/M/W/D/V Employer Ind-1
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