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How You Will Make an Impact

Support Reading Truck Custom manufacturing and project schedules by ensuring required materials, equipment, and services are purchased accurately and delivered on time. Work with Operations, Engineering, Production, Receiving, Finance, and suppliers.

Core Responsibilities

• Review released jobs, bills of materials (BOMs), purchase requisitions (PRs), production schedules, and forecasts to identify purchasing requirements.
• Prepare requests for quotation (RFQs), evaluate supplier pricing, quality, lead times, and availability, and issue and manage purchase orders (POs).
• Purchase direct production materials, maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) supplies, and approved capital equipment (CAPEX) as assigned.
• Manage supplier relationships, negotiate pricing and terms within authority, source alternative vendors, and expedite materials to avoid production delays.
• Maintain accurate ERP/MRP purchasing data, including part information, supplier records, lead times, minimum order quantities, and inventory parameters.
• Coordinate with warehouse receiving and Accounts Payable to investigate PO, receipt, and invoice discrepancies, including three-way matching.
• Monitor supplier performance, inventory levels, excess/obsolete materials, and purchasing costs; support continuous improvement and cost reduction.
• Collaborate with Engineering and project teams on specifications, part changes, and procurement requirements for fabrication and construction-related projects.

Required Qualifications

• At least two years of hands-on purchasing or procurement experience.
• Experience using ERP/MRP software to manage purchase orders and supplier information.
• Ability to communicate with vendors and internal production teams, track orders, and resolve discrepancies.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, fabrication, or industrial project purchasing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with BOMs, RFQs, MRO purchasing, and three-way invoice matching.
• Experience with JDE, CAPEX procurement, forecasting, or inventory management.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Logistics, or related field; bilingual English/Spanish.

Internal Review Notes (remove before posting)

Confirm with Matt and HR: scope and ownership of job release/BOM/PR steps; purchasing approval limits; temporary assignment length; CAPEX authority; job classification, pay basis, and any required approvals. Compensation shown is the user-provided range, not a market benchmark.

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