Purchasing Specialist

Description

Join ENTEK in Lebanon, Oregon. ENTEK is excited to welcome a Purchasing Specialist II to their team. The role requires someone who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, enjoys building supplier relationships, negotiating costs, and ensuring materials are available to keep production moving.

What You'll Do

• Manage purchasing activities to ensure ENTEK has the right materials, at the right time, and at the best overall value.
• Build strong supplier partnerships while supporting cost savings, inventory management, and production success.
• Purchase machinery, equipment, tooling, raw materials, production parts, and supplies to support manufacturing operations.
• Review purchase requisitions, Bills of Materials (BOMs), engineering drawings, production schedules, and project requirements.
• Create, issue, and maintain purchase orders and procurement documentation.
• Manage Requests for Quotation (RFQs) and evaluate supplier proposals.
• Negotiate pricing, lead times, delivery schedules, and purchasing terms with suppliers.
• Cook up transportation and delivery of purchased materials and equipment.
• Maintain supplier performance for quality, delivery, responsiveness, and cost.
• Resolve pricing, delivery, quality, and material discrepancies with suppliers and internal departments.
• Maintain purchasing records, supplier databases, pricing information, and procurement documentation.
• Provide timely updates on open purchase orders and material availability to internal customers.
• Support inventory planning and material availability initiatives.
• Generate fabrication work orders supporting internal manufacturing operations.
• Identify and implement cost savings opportunities through sourcing improvements and supplier negotiations.
• Participate in Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and value engineering initiatives.
• Support supplier qualification activities, audits, and supplier performance improvement programs.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Planning, Inventory Control, Finance, and Supply Chain teams to support production goals.

Requirements

• A highly organized, customer-focused purchasing professional with strong analytical skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities while building positive supplier relationships.
• A high school diploma or GED, with three (3) or more years of purchasing, procurement, manufacturing support, supply chain, or related office experience preferred.
• Strong computer proficiency and experience working within ERP systems.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and documentation accuracy.
• The ability to analyze information, solve problems, and make sound business decisions.
• Experience in manufacturing purchasing or industrial procurement.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems.
• Experience reading engineering drawings and Bills of Materials (BOMs).
• Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement experience.
• Experience supporting supplier qualification, sourcing, or cost reduction initiatives.

Your Work Schedule

This is a full-time, exempt position working Monday through Friday. This role is primarily office-based with frequent interaction throughout ENTEK's manufacturing facilities and regular collaboration with production teams, suppliers, and internal customers.

What Makes ENTEK Different

• Respect – valuing each person and every contribution.
• Integrity – doing what's right, always.
• Innovation – pushing boundaries with creativity and technology.
• Commitment – to our people, our customers, and our future.

About ENTEK

Learn more about us at www.entek.com and discover the opportunities waiting for you. ENTEK is an equal opportunity employer. ENTEK's locations are non-smoking.