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About Axcend

Axcend builds the industry's smallest-footprint, micro-flow HPLC systems so scientists can "bring the lab to the sample" and get reliable, lab-quality results anywhere-while using a fraction of the solvents and power of legacy systems. Our Focus LC platform, with accessories like AutoFocus and InFocus, helps customers reduce waste, shrink energy use, and simplify workflows in the lab, in the hood, and in the field. We value practical innovation, integrity, and a hands-on, collaborative culture where people own outcomes.

The Role

We're hiring a Purchasing, Logistics & Quality Coordinator to keep our office, labs, and shipments running smoothly. You'll own day-to-day purchasing, shipping/receiving, inventory accuracy, vendor coordination, and key quality assurance processes so our engineering and operations teams can move fast. This is a great role for a detail-oriented self-starter who enjoys organizing, communicating with customers, suppliers and carriers, and improving processes. Ideal for a professional seeking challenging, work with meaningful responsibility and hands-on variety.

What you'll do

• Purchasing & vendor coordination: Create/track POs, confirm lead times, follow up on backorders, and negotiate routine buys for parts, consumables, and services.
• Shipping & receiving: Pack and ship domestic/international orders and RMAs; prepare labels and paperwork; schedule pickups; reconcile BOLs and packing slips; resolve exceptions.
• Inventory management: Maintain accurate counts (cycle counts, adjustments), kit work orders, track min/max levels, and stage materials for builds.
• Documentation & systems (Fishbowl): Keep Fishbowl Inventory records current (POs, receipts, serials/lot codes); maintain shipping, receiving, and inventory SOPs.
• Quality assurance: Drive key QA processes including incoming inspection of parts and materials, non-conformance documentation, supplier quality monitoring, and corrective/preventive action (CAPA) follow-up. Maintain controlled documents (SOPs, work instructions, quality records), support calibration and equipment tracking, and assist with internal and external audits as part of the company's quality management system.
• Logistics support: Coordinate with carriers; compare rates/transit times; monitor shipments to ensure on-time delivery.
• Office operations support: Order supplies; help with facility vendors; pitch in on general office tasks as needed (hands-on role in a small, collaborative team).
• Accounts Receivables follow up and management.

What you'll bring

• Education: Bachelor's degree (4-year) preferred.
• Experience: 5+ years in purchasing, logistics, supply chain, and/or shipping/receiving (internships/co-ops count).
• Tools & skills: Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 suite; strong attention to detail; clear written & verbal communication; self-starter with ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Quality mindset: Comfort working with SOPs, quality records, and structured processes; willingness to flag non-conformances and drive issues to resolution.
• Physical: Able to lift 30-40 lbs occasionally and stand for periods while packing/receiving.

Desired

• Proficiency with Fishbowl Inventory Management System.
• Experience with UPS/FedEx/DHL portals/rate shopping; international shipping knowledge (customs clearance, working with brokers, commercial invoices, harmonized codes, Incoterms).
• Familiarity with purchasing best practices (supplier quotes, terms, price breaks) and cycle counting/5S.
• Exposure to hardware/electro-mechanical parts or lab equipment.
• Experience with a Quality Management System (ISO 9001 or similar) and familiarity with controlled-document practices, non-conformance/CAPA workflows, or incoming inspection of hardware/electro-mechanical components.

Why Axcend

• Join a mission-driven team advancing compact, sustainable analytical instruments with real-world impact.
• Work closely with engineering and operations-learn fast, see your contribution immediately.
• Flexible schedule within defined core hours; meaningful ownership of outcomes in a growing company.

Details

• Type: Full time onsite employee
• Hours: Flexible start / end time aligned with 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. core hours (flexible start/end around those hours)
• Comp: $55,000-$70,000 depending on experience
• Reports to: COO

How to apply

Submit your resume and a short note describing why you are a fit for this role.