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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

Summary

Provides administrative and clerical support specifically related to purchasing department activities, managers or staff.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following, but not limited to:

• Contacting vendors to obtain prices and schedule delivery dates.

• Develop and maintain resources for assigned commodity items.

• Prepare standard requests for quotation.

• Assignments may require initiative regarding pricing revisions, order cancellations, discontinued items, acceptable substitutes, delivery date revisions and invoice discrepancies.

• Prepare purchase orders and send copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests.

• Determine if inventory quantities are sufficient for needs, ordering more materials when necessary.

• Respond to customer and supplier inquiries about order status, changes, or cancellations.

• Contact suppliers in order to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries, and other problems.

• Review requisition orders in order to verify accuracy, terminology, and specifications.

• Prepare, maintain, and review purchasing files, reports and price lists.

• Compare prices, specifications, and delivery dates in order to determine the best bid among potential suppliers.

• Track the status of requisitions, contracts, and orders.

• Calculate costs of orders, and charge or forward invoices to appropriate accounts.

• Compiles information and records to prepare purchase orders for procurement of material.

• Complete purchase order and sends copy to supplier and department originating request.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 0-2 years of directly related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to multi-task

• U.S. Person required for this position, U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents.

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. ​