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Sponsorship is not available for this role.\nRK Company Overview\nAs a second-generation, family-owned enterprise, RK Industries, LLC (RK) offers a diverse range of construction, manufacturing, advanced fabrication and building services. Led by Rick and Jon Kinning, RK represents seven distinct lines of business that work together to provide seamless project collaboration. Our exclusive building methodologies, accredited safety standards and professional execution allow us to turn our customers’ greatest concepts into reality.\nPosition Summary\nThe Purchasing Agent is responsible for the timely, accurate, and commercially effective procurement of materials and equipment required to support assigned projects and manufacturing operations. The Purchasing Agent owns assigned purchase requirements from requisition through delivery, including sourcing, commercial evaluation, purchase order execution, supplier acknowledgment, expediting, change management, delivery tracking, discrepancy resolution, and closeout. The Purchasing Agent works closely with Project Management, Engineering, Manufacturing/Operations, Receiving, Accounts Payable, and suppliers to ensure material requirements are accurate, critical and long-lead materials are identified early, project need dates are protected, and procurement risks are proactively identified, communicated, and resolved.\nRole Responsibilities\nOwn assigned project and operational purchasing requirements from approved requisition through receipt, reconciliation, and closeout.\nReview requisitions, bills of material (BOMs), specifications, drawings, part numbers, quantities, need dates, and supporting documentation for completeness and reasonableness before purchase. Identify questionable quantities, duplicate requirements, missing information, or conflicting requirements and obtain clarification before committing company funds.\nObtain competitive quotations when appropriate and in accordance with procurement policy. Evaluate total value, including price, lead time, freight, payment terms, quality, supplier performance, warranty, and project schedule requirements rather than price alone.\nUse established agreements, preferred suppliers, negotiated pricing, and strategic sourcing arrangements whenever applicable. Document appropriate justification for sole-source, OEM, emergency, or noncompetitive purchases.\nNegotiate pricing, delivery, freight, payment terms, storage, product releases, returns, cancellation terms, and other commercial conditions within delegated authority.\nCreate accurate purchase orders in the Company ERP/procurement system, including correct supplier, part number, description, quantity, pricing, project/cost coding, delivery location, required date, freight terms, and supporting documentation.\nMaintain current visibility of assigned material status, including requisitioned, quoted, ordered, acknowledged, scheduled, shipped, received, backordered, and at-risk items.\nCoordinate with Engineering and Project Management when purchasing information, approvals, specifications, or decisions are required. Establish a clear response deadline based on project urgency and escalate missed deadlines through the appropriate management chain.\nManage purchasing changes after PO issuance, including quantity, scope, specification, price, delivery date, release schedule, cancellation, and substitution changes. Maintain appropriate documentation and communicate impacts to affected stakeholders.\nCoordinate with Receiving and warehouse personnel to resolve shortages, overages, damaged shipments, unidentified material, missing packing slips/BOLs, incorrect deliveries, and other receiving discrepancies.\nCoordinate with Accounts Payable to resolve PO-to-invoice discrepancies, including pricing, quantities, freight, taxes, credits, duplicate invoices, and other three-way-match issues.\nMaintain accurate supplier information and support supplier onboarding, qualification, and performance management as required.\nMaintain organized purchasing records and documentation sufficient to support project controls, financial reconciliation, audit requirements, and management reporting.\nParticipate in project procurement meetings and provide clear status updates, risks, required decisions, and recovery actions for assigned materials.\nPerform other duties as assigned. \nQualifications\nBachelor’s degree with 3+ years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education, skills, and experience.\nWorks under general supervision, exercising independent judgment in day-to-day purchasing decisions; consults with supervisor on complex or non-routine matters.\nReceives guidance primarily on overall objectives, priorities, and policy-related issues.\nActs as a liaison with internal teams and external partners, independently managing matters related to assigned purchasing responsibilities.\nStrong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present data in a clear, actionable manner.\nExcellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with strong attention to detail.\nProficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g., pivot tables, formulas, lookup functions) preferred.\nMinimum Physical Requirements and Accountability\nWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: stand, sit, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and a variety of office equipment.\nOccasionally may need to reach, stoop, or kneel.\nSpecific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.\nComply with all company policies and procedures. \nPrompt, punctual, and regular attendance during core business hours, including reliable means of transport to and from work. Ability to occasionally travel between corporate offices and jobsites, during work hours. \nAll employees are accountable for safety and health and are empowered to stop work if an unsafe condition is present. Employees should immediately notify their supervisor so that the hazard may be corrected. \nProtect confidential supplier, project, pricing, commercial, and company information.\nAct with integrity and avoid actual or perceived conflicts of interest in all supplier and purchasing activities.\nWhat Sets RK Industries Apart \nSafety: Our unmatched culture of safety is our foremost core value, guiding everything we do each day: Health, Safety, & Environmental \nAwards: Whether in Construction, Manufacturing, Fabrication, or Service, RK Industries is highly recognized and accredited throughout the industry: Accreditations & Recognition \nBenefits: RK Industries offers competitive benefits to support your growth and well-being: Benefits & Rewards \nPhilanthropy: RK Industries not only builds our community through our projects, but also invests in it by supporting local services for over a decade through the RK Foundation: RK Foundation \nDevelopment: Through RK University, we provide hands-on training and development opportunities that empower employees to advance their careers and grow within the company, to include leadership and technical learning opportunities, we well as our accredited apprentice program: RK University & RK Apprenticeship Program \nApplications are accepted on an ongoing basis.\nRK Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. 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