Purchasing Specialist

Job Title: Purchasing Specialist

Location:

Germantown, MD, US, 20876

Business Unit: Ophthalmic & Precision Solutions

Posting Date: Aug 17, 2026

Job Description:

As a Purchasing Specialist, you will play a key role in ensuring the uninterrupted flow of materials and services that support manufacturing and business operations. You will partner with suppliers and cross-functional teams to procure quality products at competitive costs, maintain inventory accuracy, support compliance requirements, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented professional who enjoys solving problems, managing priorities, and building effective supplier relationships.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Execute daily procurement activities, including purchase order creation, order placement, lead time verification, pricing validation, order acknowledgment review, rescheduling, and supplier follow-up.
• Support procurement strategies aligned with quality, cost, delivery, and inventory objectives.
• Build and maintain supplier relationships and participate in pricing, sourcing, and contract discussions.
• Monitor and evaluate supplier performance, including quality, delivery, reliability, responsiveness, and compliance.
• Identify supplier and supply chain risks and support mitigation efforts.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to understand sourcing requirements and support supplier selection and qualification activities.
• Maintain accurate purchasing records, supplier documentation, and system data.
• Investigate and resolve purchasing, supplier, inventory, receiving, and invoice-related issues in a timely manner.
• Track, analyze, and report purchasing metrics, including cost savings, supplier performance, delivery performance, and inventory trends.
• Recommend and support continuous improvement initiatives related to purchasing processes, inventory management, and supplier performance.
• Support inventory accuracy by coordinating the receipt, organization, and issuance of materials while maintaining appropriate inventory controls and resolving inventory discrepancies.
• Participate in cycle counts and physical inventory activities to ensure inventory accuracy and resolve discrepancies.
• Follow applicable quality procedures and support compliance with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and company policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• An Associate degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Two to five years of experience in purchasing, procurement, supply chain, inventory management, manufacturing operations, or a related field.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and follow-through.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze data and support business decisions.
• Experience building supplier relationships and supporting pricing, sourcing, or negotiation activities.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and cost efficiency. You must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Medical device industry experience.
• Experience using ERP systems, Ariba, Qlik, or similar procurement and analytics tools.
• Knowledge of inventory control, material planning, and supply chain best practices.
• Professional purchasing or supply chain certification, such as APICS, CPIM, CSCP, CPSM, or an equivalent credential.

Compensation

Employee Type: Salaried

Currency: USD

Salary Minimum: 65,000

Salary Maximum: 85,000

Incentive: No

Disclaimer: Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

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AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5 billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers' most complex challenges. We employ 22,000 colleagues, in 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK is a component of the S&P 500. Visit https://www.ametek.com/careers for more information.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should call 1 (866) 263-8359.

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