Are you a Senior Associate Procurement who is looking to join one of the top companies within the Defense and Space Manufacturing Industry?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have experience with active procurement/buying in an electronics-manufacturing environment?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!

Acara Solutions is seeking highly qualified candidates to work ON-SITE with our client in Hauppauge, NY. Interested?

Here's what you'd do:

• Under supervision, responsible for procurement of active, passive, or electro-mechanical parts.
• Resolves problems and advises supervisor on particularly complex, sensitive, or controversial matters.
• Negotiates and monitors purchase agreements by establishing company policy for quality, price, and delivery requirements.
• Conducts supplier surveys and analyzes results to determine new potential suppliers.
• The results of said surveys have an impact on supplier solicitations and future procurements.
• Uses knowledge to negotiate the best price by needed specifications.
• Prepare requests for quotations or purchase requisitions.
• Recommends changes to maintain tracking and reporting system for purchases; monitors agreements and resolves any problems or refers to Manager for resolution.
• Establishes and maintains constructive and effective relationships with supplier personnel.
• Interacts clearly and concisely with all departments requiring purchasing support.
• Complete weekly department metrics related to purchasing policies and procedures.
• Expedited suppliers to ensure on-time delivery of material.
• Ensures that all established purchasing policies and company policies are strictly adhered to.

Here's what you'll get:

Pay: $60,000 - $75,000 / year.

Hours: 40 hrs/Week

Length: Direct Placement

Sound like a good fit?

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About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier provider of recruiting and workforce solutions-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in a variety of industries around the world, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

• Associate Degree
• Minimum 6 years of active procurement/buying in an electronics-manufacturing environment experience.

• Bachelor's Degree
• Have supplier relations and sourcing skills.
• Be able to work in a team environment.
• Possess excellent communication skills with the ability to exchange information and interface effectively with employees or customers clearly and concisely.
• Proficient understanding and utilization of MS Office including Word and Excel.
• Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations, generally accepted purchasing, and contract management practices.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
• Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), all employees assigned to this client must provide documentation verifying their status as a 'U.S. Person', as defined in ITAR clause 120.15. A U.S. Person is a protected individual under the anti-discrimination provisions of U.S. immigration laws.