Buyer

About the role

Established in 1969, Testek is the leader in Aerospace and Aircraft Component Test Equipment. The company employs approximately 150 team members headquartered in Wixom, Michigan, and prides itself on a family‑like work environment with a diverse team of talented and enthusiastic people. Testek designs, manufactures, supports and services diversified products including custom and standard test equipment, ranging from simple manual to complex automatic machinery, and provides innovative solutions to aerospace, aircraft and industrial sectors. More information is available at www.testek.com.

Position Summary: Sources and purchases Fab & Machine parts, raw material, tools, services, packaging materials, and/or supplies necessary for operation of an organization. Reviews proposals, negotiates prices, selects or recommends suppliers, follows up orders placed, verifies delivery and maintains necessary records.

Responsibilities

• Review and coordinate procurement activities for the company.
• Confer with suppliers for product or service price, availability, and delivery schedules, including supplier conformance with drawing and specification requirements.
• Prepare purchase orders; provide supplier status on POs as required.
• Maintain orderly reports including electronic filing systems.
• Work cooperatively as part of the procurement team and with functional areas as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Purchase Main SO (shop order) related items: cataloged items, machining/fabrication details, BOM items, etc.
• Purchase electronic components from Mouser, Newark, Digi‑Key, etc. (under guidance from Purchasing Team).
• Purchase shop‑related items from requisitions (fittings, fasteners, paint‑related supplies, raw steel, wires/cables, electrical items, etc.) under guidance from Purchasing Team.
• Work with Receiving department to pull inventory parts.
• Routine follow‑up on open items for various shop order numbers.
• Evaluate all purchase requisitions and purchase orders daily and develop implementation strategies.
• Maintain timely communication with suppliers and the Testek team (follow up on shipment status, resolve purchase issues, coordinate with accounts payable to process invoices, keep Testek team informed of status as required).
• Maintain records of all purchase orders and associated documents for all processes.
• Identify cost‑cutting initiatives.
• Overall coordination with Supplier, Receiving, Engineering, Accounting, and Trucking companies (UPS, FedEx, YRC) for supplier returns of incorrect or non‑conforming parts; track returned material until received in the database.
• Maintain Supplier ISO certificates, file supplier ISO non‑conforming reports, add/remove suppliers from the Approved Vendor List quarterly, and keep data available.

Requirements

• Highly organized
• Self‑motivated and determined to meet defined goals/deadlines
• Extremely accurate

Qualifications

EPICOR experience is preferred.