Purchasing Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

About Us :

RCD Components is a premier manufacturer of resistors and a major supplier of capacitors, coils, and delay lines for the commercial, medical, military and aerospace industries.

The company’s resistors are utilized in a wide range of high reliability applications such as avionic systems, industrial embedded systems, test and ground support equipment, satellite systems and medical instrumentation.

With 50 years of service, RCD’s strengths include flexible manufacturing, resistive technology expertise and the design and manufacture of high-quality precision parts for demanding applications.

About the Position :

This position will support sales and internal materials functions to meet the demands of sales revenue, decrease total cost of product ownership, on time delivery from suppliers and measuring of KPIs.

Responsibilities :

• Sourcing, qualifying, and developing new product lines under private label production sources across the globe with expansion and offerings intended.
• Manage, review, and initialize suppliers to RCD while working within AS9100 guidelines.
• Create and manage POs for new suppliers.
• Drive procurement best practices to support ongoing growth.
• Schedule and host interactive meetings worldwide via phone and / or MS Teams with suppliers.
• Provide support to the Director of Operations with reports, ie. Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
• Calculate supplier On Time Delivery and Quality scores.

The Ideal Candidate :

• A highly skilled communicator with the ability to form and maintain good relationships internally and externally.
• Will be a results-oriented individual and possess organizational skills with the ability to plan and deliver against deadlines.
• Possess proven analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Advanced MS Excel skills including formulas, VLOOKUPs, pivot tables and MRP acumen.
• Experience in manufacturing / distribution environment.
• Maintain a high level of critical thinking with the ability to manage vendors and pivot as needed.

Experience / Education :

• Bachelor’s Degree in comparable area of study or the equivalent of work experience to education.
• Experience : 5+ years’ experience in Purchasing and Planning

Why should you join our team?

Our team is growing! We collaborate and use innovation to build meaningful relationships, both internally with colleagues and externally with customers.

Our business casual dress code allows your personality to shine through. Our facility is clean, spacious, and located near I-93, with a variety of local restaurants easily accessible.

We are known for our quality products and exemplary customer service, and it all starts with our employees. We are proud of the role we play as technology leaders and the difference we make every day by putting our customers first! We are also committed to providing our employees with a comprehensive package and career growth opportunity!

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Prescription plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401K Program with Employer Match
• Group Life Insurance
• Short- & Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Vacation & Sick (in addition to 7 paid holidays)

RCD, LLC is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. For immediate consideration for this role please send your resume to Caity Dawson at [email protected].

This position is not eligible for relocation allowance.

Veterans are encouraged to apply.