Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitor inventory for all office supplies regularly used in day-to-day business, initiating purchases as necessary to maintain adequate stock.
• Receive and review purchase requests from others for all standard office and business supplies.
• Prepare and issue purchase orders for aerospace raw materials based on standard stock levels or order issuing criteria, and where prices and vendors are pre-established.
• Assist with daily quoting and bid specifications.
• Review Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for purchased product, verify, and resolve demand.
• Support of Orion’s mission and program participants. 
• Communicate with suppliers, as needed, to confirm or change orders following up on orders to ensure materials are shipped and delivered on promised dates.
• Maintain strong working relationships with our vendors.

Other Duties:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Activities, duties, or responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; AA degree preferred.
• Relevant experience in a manufacturing environment is desired, aerospace preferred. 
• Experience with computers, data entry, and software applications, including Microsoft Office Suite.
• Familiarity with an ERP system or Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) system highly desirable.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrable negotiating and problem solving skills.
• Customer service skills; ability to relate well to all customers internal as well as external customers.
• Excellent in-person attendance.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment:

• The physical requirements described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
• Frequent use of computer 
• Frequent use of hands and fingers to reach, manipulate, handle, and hold material
• Frequent use of vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and spatial relationship
• Frequent use of hearing ability to receive detailed information through oral communication
• Frequent use of speaking ability to express or exchange ideas, communicate detailed information, or convey instructions
• Occasional lifting of 5 or 10 pounds
• Occasional exposure to manufacturing shop floor, requiring use of Safety Glasses
• Occasional exposure to excess noise levels, occasionally necessitating the use of Hearing Protection