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Teledyne • Hawthorne, CA 90251 • Posted 8 days ago

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In-person • Full-time • $49,830-$66,550/yr • Entry Level

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Teledyne Relays, a business unit of Teledyne Defense Electronics, LLC, is seeking a Buyer to join their team. The role involves purchasing raw materials, packaging and janitorial supplies, tooling repairs, printer and equipment repairs, computer hardware and software, and small tools for production and engineering support. The Buyer will also be responsible for maintaining inventory for office supplies, processing debit memos and vendor returns, and ensuring the delivery of critical items. This position requires excellent communication skills, computer proficiency, and experience in procurement and working in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Purchase raw materials required for production, including standard hardware and all types of o-rings.
  • Purchase all Packaging and Janitorial supplies.
  • Log and place orders for all non-inventory purchases, including Tooling Repairs and Computer Hardware and Software.
  • Maintain inventory for all Office Supplies.
  • Create and change POs, expedite, and update vendor entity and data log.
  • Work with Engineering and Production to keep them informed on purchase orders and delivery status.
  • Request RMA, review and clarify price and quantity discrepancies, negotiate pricing and source new suppliers as needed.
  • Scan, fax, and copy as necessary.
  • Process Debit Memos and Vendor Returns.
  • Follow-up on past due items and critical items on the monthly expedite report.
  • Meet cost savings goals and record all cost savings on the master cost savings matrix.
  • Responsible for filing Purchase Orders and post-PO acknowledgements.

Qualifications

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field preferred
  • 0-2 years experience in procurement and working in a manufacturing environment
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Good computer skills, including Excel and Word
  • Experience in reading blueprints, working with BOMs, and familiarity with an online MRP system

Full Job Description

**Be visionary**

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.​

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

**Job Description**

Teledyne Relays (a business unit of Teledyne Defense Electronics, LLC), is a manufacturer of Electromechanical Relays, Solid State Relays, Power Controllers, RF COAX Switches and RF Matrix switching systems. The primary manufacturing facilities are located in the United States. We are a vertically orientated manufacturing and design company with major operations in Southern California.

Teledyne Relays' mission, vision, and value statements have never really changed in principle since 1963. Dedication to every employee and client's success; Innovation that matters - for our company and for the world; Trust and personal responsibility in all relationships - Teledyne Relays is EveryWhereYouLook!

Responsibilities:

+ Purchase raw materials required for production, i.e. all standard hardware to include standard screws, bolts, washers, inserts, retaining rings, cap plugs, shrink tubing, and solder sleeves. Responsible for the purchase of all o-rings - buna, silicone, flourosilicone.

+ Purchase all Packaging and Janitorial supplies.

+ Logs and places orders for all non-inventory purchases to include Tooling Repairs, Printer & Equipment Repairs, Computer Hardware and Software for all Departments. Small tools for Production and Engineering support.

+ Places orders and maintains inventory for all Office Supplies to support all Departments. This includes Toner and Ink cartridges for all printers, printer paper, and batteries for the entire company.

+ Create / Change PO's, expedite, create and update vendor entity and data log.

+ Work with Engineering and Production and keep them informed on open purchase orders and delivery status for critical items.

+ Request RMA, Review and clarify price and quantity discrepancies with Accounting, negotiate pricing and source new suppliers as needed.

+ Scan, fax and copy as necessary

+ Processes Debit Memos and Vendor Returns for both inventory and non-inventory materials.

+ Follow-up on past due items, and critical items on the monthly expedite report.

+ Responsible for meeting the goals set forth regarding cost savings contributions. Records all cost savings on the master cost savings matrix.

Additional Duties Include:

+ Responsible for filing Purchase Orders.

+ Filing Purchase Orders after receipt of acknowledgements.

Qualifications:

+ Bachelor's degree (B. A.) in Business or a related field preferred

+ Minimun 2 year's experience in procurement and working in a manufacturing environment

+ Excellent oral and written communication skills

+ Solicit competitive bids to acquire best possible pricing and delivery

+ Must have good computer skills, Excel, Word

+ Experience in reading blueprints, working with BOM's and familiarity with an on-line MRP system

+ Post PO Acknowledgements - follow-up PO's to acquire acknowledgements.

Due to the type of work at the facility and certain access restrictions, successful applicants must be a "US Person" (US Citizens, US Nationals, lawful permanent residents, asylees or refugees).

In our efforts to maintain a safe and drug-free workplace, Teledyne Relays requires that candidates complete a satisfactory background check and pass a drug screen prior to employment.

Please note the salary range posted is a general guideline for this job level and location. When extending an offer, a variety of factors are considered such as responsibilities of the position, relevant education and experience, certifications, knowledge and skills.

**Salary Range:**

$59,400.00-$79,310.000

**Pay Transparency**

The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.

Teledyne conducts background checks on qualified applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. Background checks may include, but are not limited to, education verification, employment history and verification, criminal convictions, Motor Vehicle Report (MVR & driving history), reference check, credit checks/credit history and drug testing. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. ​

You may not realize it, but Teledyne enables many of the products and services you use every day **.**

Teledyne provides enabling technologies to sense, transmit and analyze information for industrial growth markets, including aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, energy, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.