Job ID: 12632
Location: Branchburg, New Jersey
Category: Administrative
Employment Type: Contract
Date Added: 10/27/2026
Job Description
Location: Branchburg, NJ
Description:
The position will be hybrid. The candidate is expected to be on-site at least 3 days per week, with Monday and Tuesdays mandatory in the office.
Job Description:
- Confers with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule ( includes demonstrated ability to expedite purchases when required)
- Assists in the review of bid proposals and negotiates contracts with vendors to obtain the most cost effective pricing for company as required.
- Focuses on cost-savings and improving quality and service.
- Assists the Purchasing Manager in vendor sourcing and other projects as required.
- Follow-up on vendor deliveries and resolves any issues or discrepancies.
- Maintains raw material vendors and approvals, vendor assessments, vendor evaluations, and vendor specifications.
- Follows-up with delivery dates and scheduling releases from blanket orders.
- Interfaces with all departments and resolves problems and issues with required purchased items.
- Sourcing of specialty and capital items for Engineering, R&D, Product Development etc…
- Reviews and processes purchase requisitions and creates purchase orders in an ERP system for the majority of raw materials.
- Manages raw material vendor performance as per ISO standards.
- Assists with overflow of MRO ordering when required.
- Regularly exercises discretion and independent judgment.
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business or a related field
- 3 years of relevant experience in procurement
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated proficiency in using Google office applications including email, docs, sheets and slides or Microsoft equivalent applications
- Demonstrated analytical and problem solving capability
- Ability to travel 5% to visit vendors and operating sites
- Experience in chemicals industry
- Experience in or supporting the electronics industry
- Strong ERP system experience
- Demonstrated ability to implement process and system improvements
- Experience with supplier quality management systems
