The role is responsible for supporting purchasing activities, ensuring timely delivery of materials, and maintaining effective communication with suppliers to meet operational requirements.
This position plays a key part in managing purchase orders, monitoring supplier performance, and resolving issues that may impact production or service schedules.
Expediting Activities – Monitor open purchase orders and expedite deliveries to ensure on-time arrival of materials. – Identify potential delays, escalate issues, and coordinate corrective action with suppliers and internal stakeholders. – Track and report order status changes, highlighting risks to schedule.
Supplier Communication & Follow-Up – Request and track supplier acknowledgements to confirm receipt and acceptance of purchase orders. – Maintain regular communication with suppliers regarding order status, changes, and delivery commitments. – Build and maintain positive supplier relationships to support proactive issue resolution.
Resolving Receiving / Purchase Order Discrepancies – Investigate and resolve mismatches between received materials and purchase order requirements, including quantity, pricing, part numbers, and documentation issues. – Coordinate with Receiving, Quality, and suppliers to correct discrepancies and ensure accurate system transactions. – Drive timely resolution of open receiving issues to prevent inventory inaccuracies and production delays.
Skills Required Technical & Process Skills
Understanding of procurement processes, ERP/MRP systems (SAP or Oracle systems, etc.)
Ability to read and interpret purchase orders, invoices, packing slips, and supplier documentation
Knowledge of supply chain flow: purchasing? receiving? inventory? production
Experience resolving receiving/PO discrepancies (quantity, price, part number mismatches)
Familiarity with lead times, material planning concepts, and basic inventory management Supplier & Communication Skills
Strong follow-up and supplier communication skills to ensure PO acknowledgements and delivery commitments
Ability to build productive supplier relationships and navigate escalations professionally
Clear written and verbal communication for cross-functional coordination Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills
Ability to investigate issues, identify root causes, and drive corrective actions
Basic data analysis skills to track expediting priorities, PO status, supplier performance metrics
Attention to detail to catch discrepancies before they impact production Organizational & Prioritization Skills
Ability to manage multiple open orders, expedite priorities, and time-sensitive issues
Strong focus on meeting deadlines and maintaining accurate records Soft Skills
2–3 years of experience in Purchasing, Procurement, Supply Chain Operations, or related materials management functions or
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field
About US Tech Solutions: US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com.
US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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Numbers & Facts
Location
Phoenix, AZ
Skills
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Billingunmatched
Business Administrationunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Corrective Actionunmatched
Cross-Functionalunmatched
Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
Data Analysisunmatched
Detail Orientedunmatched
Documentationunmatched
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
Establish Prioritiesunmatched
Functional Analysisunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Inventory Managementunmatched
Materials Managementunmatched
Materials Planningunmatched
Microsoft Excelunmatched
Oracle Applicationsunmatched
Order Deliveryunmatched
Order Managementunmatched
Organizational Skillsunmatched
Performance Analysisunmatched
Performance Metricsunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Pricingunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Production Scheduleunmatched
Purchase Ordersunmatched
Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
Record Keepingunmatched
Root Cause Analysisunmatched
SAPunmatched
Shipping/Receivingunmatched
Status Reportsunmatched
Supply Chainunmatched
Supply Chain Managementunmatched
Supply Chain Operationsunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
Vendor/Supplier Evaluationunmatched
Vendor/Supplier Relationsunmatched
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