Buyer II at KSARIA Service Corporation – National City, California

kSARIA corporation is looking for a buyer who will be responsible for purchasing material, supplies, and equipment in support of ship repair and modernization projects. Duties include researching material requirements, soliciting supplier quotations, timely procurement, and active management of inventory levels. The Buyer will report to the Purchasing Manager.

The buyer will further be responsible for proper receipt and verification of material into the warehouse, inventory validity, and kitting of required materials in support of management objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Review current requirements, verify specifications and costs, and issue purchase orders in accordance with project timelines and objectives.
• Demonstrate a sense of urgency and ownership. Orders are to be scrutinized for accuracy and executed in a timely manner within budget constraints.
• Provide proper documentation of material receipts into the warehouse.
• Assist with purchase order/invoice reconciliation. Monitor delivery dates and purchase order values in Costpoint.
• Verify deliveries of material ordered and shipments received; report damages to supervisor as well as suppliers.
• Assist in resolving problems due to delivery, quality and pricing in a timely manner.
• Respond to internal requests for purchasing data and status of material activities.
• Perform material staging, kitting, HAZMAT handling, and material distribution.
• Perform weekly cycle counts.
• Pack, seal and label materials/pallets for shipping.
• Maintain Shipping and Purchase Request Logs.
• Organize and maintain the warehouse area.
• Perform accepted processes within prescribed rules, best practices, or instructions. Seek supervisory advice and guidance when encountering non-routine or problem areas. Any deviation from accepted practices are to be authorized by the supervisor/manager.

PM19

• Associates degree or the equivalent combination of education, professional training or experience.
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of procurement experience in Government contracting
• Desired 1-3 years’ experience with Deltek Costpoint.
• DoD requires someone with a permanent resident or US Citizenship
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite to include Excel, Outlook and Word.
• Proven ability to work in a warehouse/storeroom environment with occasional lifting of up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to work independently or in a group.

kSARIA offers a full suite of benefits inlcuding Paid Time Off, medical/dental/vision, 401(k) with discretionary match and more.

kSARIA is an equal opportunity/disability/veteran employer.