Purchasing Agent Career Research and Resources

Barclay Products

Manufacturing & Production - Purchasing Agent - Gurnee, IL

purchased internationally and domestically. Negotiated with vendors and freight carriers. Inventory management. increased inventory turns. cut total operating costs. kept inventory at a responsible level.

Avg. Salary: $67,500   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Accord Staffing

Manufacturing & Production - Purchasing Agent - Palm Harbor, FL

Full time temporary assignment with Jabil assisting the Global Materials Manager with two Off-Shore transfers of work. In nine weeks was able to learn the purchasing module of SAP, sourced and/or pulled in over 300 line items, and ensured the transferring facilities were able to complete existing contract obligations.

Avg. Salary: $0   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Kimball Electronics Tpa

Manufacturing & Production - Purchasing Agent - Tampa, FL

Initially hired as a Senior Buyer for their largest customer with an annual material budget of 12 to 14 million dollars a year. Individually placed all orders for this program and was in constant contact with the customer to resolve obsolete and end of life parts problems.

Avg. Salary: $0   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Eckerd Corp.

Manufacturing & Production - Purchasing Agent - Largo , FL

Started in store management and after 3 years was promoted to Senior Analyst at the Largo Corporate Headquarters. As an analyst provided administrative and financial reporting support to over 2800 stores and trained new analysts in Eckerd policies and procedures.

Avg. Salary: $0   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Caterpillar Inc

Manufacturing & Production - Purchasing Agent - Mossville, IL

Prepare and issue requests for quotes, perform part and tooling proposal quote analysis, issue purchase orders, resolve pricing grief, conduct supplier component warranty analysis, coordinate prototype part purchases

Avg. Salary: $87,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Caterpillar Inc

Manufacturing & Production - Purchasing Agent - East Peoria, IL

Review quality planning activities with suppliers (FMEAs, control plans, inspection data), approve parts for production, work with assembly facility quality inspectors to identify potential quality issues and drive resolution through 8D problem solving with suppliers

Avg. Salary: $87,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Caterpillar Inc

Manufacturing & Production - Purchasing Agent - Clayton, NC

Supplier performance management, negotiate component and tooling prices, implement quality/delivery improvements with suppliers, select suppliers for new components, facilitate collaboration between suppliers and design engineering teams

Avg. Salary: $87,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Caterpillar Inc

Manufacturing & Production - Purchasing Agent - Clayton, NC

Supervisor for up to 5 employees, manage capital tooling spend budgets for two products, collaborate with suppliers and procurement team to ensure supplier readiness for new product launches, negotiate pricing with suppliers, develop and implement sourcing strategies for nonmetallic, cab and cab component commodities

Avg. Salary: $87,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

JOBTRAIN

Manufacturing & Production - Purchasing Agent - Menlo Park, CA

Computer Service Technician: ·Skilled in Personal Computer Components,Laptops and Portable Devices,Operating Systems,Printers and Scanners,Networks, Security, Safety and Environmental Issues and Communication and Professionalism. Wireless Networking: ·Skilled in Wireless and Wired Local Area Network, Identify Terms and Concepts of Antennas,Cables and Connectors,Amplifiers,Attenuators,Lightning Arrestors and RF Splitt...

Avg. Salary: $82,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Evans and Sutherland

Manufacturing & Production - Purchasing Agent - San Jose, CA

Supported Development Engineering to prototype new products,which resulted to quicker product time to market.Sourced and qualified new components with vendors, obtained samples,specification sheets,pricing, lead-times and availability,that resulted in reduced pricing and consistent quality across all approved vendors. Analyzed the Engineering Change Order in terms of cost and schedule impact of the implementation,ensure Eng...

Avg. Salary: $82,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available