Procurement Associate

About the role

Elevate your career at Marotta Controls, a New Jersey Top Workplace four years running! Dedicated to innovation, quality and excellence, we deliver cutting edge control systems for the Aerospace & Defense industry. At Marotta, we value bold thinking and teamwork, and we empower our employees to push boundaries while delivering top-tier solutions to our customers. Our team fosters a fun, collaborative culture where creativity and technical excellence thrive!

Responsibilities

• Run, distribute and manage Supplier Open Order Reports
• Support the management of parts shortages, which are caused by supplier delivery delay, non-conforming material or other problems, to satisfactory resolution
• Reschedule purchase orders to meet changing customer needs
• Process and coordinate replacement of non-conforming material
• Source various parts and solicit quotes from suppliers for wide variety of services and commodities in support of production and facility
• Generate metric reports, as scheduled
• Cook up with manufacturing, engineering, quality, purchasing and management to provide timely status of work products and / or problem identification and resolution
• Purchase low complexity components
• Perform data entry of all purchase orders
• Send all new purchase orders to suppliers
• Aid with the review requisitions
• Coordinate with suppliers to obtain product or service information such as price, availability and delivery schedule
• Prepare purchase orders or bid requests
• Receive and contact suppliers regarding status of orders, discrepancies with quantity and quality, etc.
• Utilize the Company’s inventory tracking system
• Support bringing initiatives and activities to closure in a timely manner through effective interaction with individuals, both internal and external to the Marotta organization (as required)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 0-3 years general business experience
• Demonstrated sense of urgency and desire/ability to see activities through to completion
• Strong verbal/written communication skills required for multi-faceted interactions with all levels of personnel within the organization, as well as any and all outside agents, including but not limited to; vendors, suppliers, customers, etc.
• Computer literate, with MS Office/PC expertise, and demonstrated experience with applicable systems, programs, equipment, etc.
• Must be a US Citizen

Skills

• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite

Benefits

At Marotta Controls, we offer a highly competitive compensation package for this opportunity, including incentive compensation and a comprehensive suite of premium benefits. These include medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, tuition assistance, paid vacation, sick and personal days, paid holidays, and flexible scheduling options such as compressed workweeks.

Pay

$65,000 - $75,000

Schedule

Flexible scheduling options such as compressed workweeks