Purchasing Agent Career Research and Resources

Lapp Insulator Company

Manufacturing & Production - Purchasing Agent - LeRoy, NY

Managed more than $15M of purchasing volume annually supporting both Production and MRO requirements for the porceline manufacturing division. Duties included international and domestic supply chain management. MRP analysis, multiple commodity purchasing including raw materials, components, finished goods and packaging. Duties also included supplier certification, site inspections, corrective action process management and ...

Avg. Salary: $62,500   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Cambridge Filter Corp

Manufacturing & Production - Purchasing Agent - Gilbert , AZ

Created and issued purchase orders, communicated with suppliers, generated production and material reports, shipping and receiving, issued and received RMA, investigated inventory discrepancies, communicated with production and engineering on drawings/bom to verify we have material

Avg. Salary: $40,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

CDI Engineering (Honeywell, Tempe)

Manufacturing & Production - Purchasing Agent - Tempe, AZ

Tracked hardware for Space and Undersea programs for Honeywell. Met with vendors to ensure products are complete. Forecast hardware, expedite material to internal and external customers, traveled 3 times a month to out of state customer sites.

Avg. Salary: $40,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Arrow Electronics

Manufacturing & Production - Purchasing Agent - Phoenix, AZ

Final dispositions of returned products, determined proper disposition based on condition, facilitator on issues pertaining to DOA components or system upgrades.

Avg. Salary: $40,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

DynCorp International

Manufacturing & Production - Purchasing Agent - Fort Worth, TX

Purchase weapons and supplies to support troops in Iraq. Responsible for purchase military equipment and supplies for the training of troops covered by the United Nations. This includes trucks, cars, weapons, uniforms and any other equipment to support the troops trained by our personnel as per FAR/DFAR. Other responsibilities include working with FEMA to help with housing for major disasters. Was procurement manager for fl...

Avg. Salary: $65,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Elcan Optical

Manufacturing & Production - Purchasing Agent - Richardson, TX

Purchase and expedite Purchase Orders, Sourcing new requirements from alterative sources, negotiation and Supplier Management. Request quotations and issue purchase orders for specialty Metal impregnated glass for gun sights and night vision equipment for the US government as per DFAR/FAR.

Avg. Salary: $65,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Dyncorp International LLC

Manufacturing & Production - Purchasing Agent - Fort Worth, TX

Purchase weapons and supplies to support troops in Iraq. Responsible for purchase military equipment and supplies for the training of troops covered by the United Nations. This includes trucks, cars, weapons, uniforms and any other equipment to support the troops trained by our personnel as per FAR/DFAR. Other responsibilities include working with FEMA to help with housing for major disasters. Was procurement manager for fl...

Avg. Salary: $65,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Vought Aircraft

Manufacturing & Production - Purchasing Agent - Dallas, TX

Purchase and expedite Purchase Orders, Sourcing new requirements from alterative sources, negotiation and Supplier Management. Request quotations and issue purchase orders as per DFAR regulations

Avg. Salary: $65,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Siemens Energy and Automation

Manufacturing & Production - Purchasing Agent - Irving, TX

Purchase and expedite electrical parts (relays, cable assemblies, switches, computers, enclosures as per MRP to support production of custom baggage handling systems and automated conveyer systems. Participated in transitioning in-house materials management functions to a third party to save $400K. Reduced inventory by $2.5M by working with engineering to utilize similar grades, chemical comparison, and mechanical propertie...

Avg. Salary: $65,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Production Machining and Manufacturing

Manufacturing & Production - Purchasing Agent - Dallas, TX

Directed operations of a CNC machining facility, including establishing production, purchasing, and inventory control systems. Oversaw one shop floor supervisor, eight machinists, a QA clerk, and two accounting personnel. Developed and Implemented an ISO 9001:2000 program and obtained ISO 9001:2000 certifications.

Avg. Salary: $65,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available