Type: Contract
Hours: 40
Pay Information: $23-25/hr
Location: Westfield, Indiana (Hybrid)
Summary:
Manage purchasing operations and supplier relationships for direct and indirect procurement.
Role Overview:
As a Purchasing Associate, you will oversee purchasing activities, manage supplier relationships, and ensure compliance with quality systems. You will support supply and demand functions, process purchase orders, and collaborate with vendors, manufacturing, and engineering teams to maintain operational efficiency.
Day in the Life of a Purchasing Associate:
- Manage direct and indirect purchasing activities
- Process purchase orders and collaborate with vendors and internal teams
- Utilize MRP and SAP systems for procurement operations
- Analyze supply and demand data for purchasing decisions
- Ensure compliance with quality systems in procurement functions
Qualifications of a Purchasing Associate:
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering preferred
- 1-3 years of purchasing experience in a regulated industry or medical device sector
- Experience with MRP, SAP, and data analytics
- Strong communication skills and ability to build supplier relationships
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite, Excel, and PowerPoint
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What We Believe In:
Celarity believes a key part of creating happy careers is first creating inclusive connections for ALL talent through exposure and access.
Celarity knows the importance of providing exposure, access, and equitable opportunities and is on a mission to connect open, qualified, and available candidates to careers in the Marketing, Creative, Digital, Operations, Human Resources, and Financial industries.
Celarity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For Celarity, it’s about the quality of relationships through ethical business practices. We have a responsibility to employees, clients, and the community. Hiring decisions are made without regard to: Race • color • creed • religion • national origin • gender • age • marital status • disability • public assistance status • veteran status • sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
