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Description

Purchasing & Inventory Coordinator - Manufacturing
Location: Fleet Engineers - Muskegon, MI or Tramec Sloan - Galion, OH

Who We Are
Join us and become a part of the Tramec team! With manufacturing facilities across the United States, we offer steady work, competitive pay, and a strong benefits package in a hands-on manufacturing environment where teamwork, reliability, and continuous improvement matter.

Position Summary
The Purchasing & Inventory Coordinator is responsible for supporting day-to-day purchasing, inventory, supplier coordination, and procurement-related administrative functions. This role helps ensure purchase orders, supplier communication, inventory records, compliance documentation, and purchasing transactions are accurate, timely, and well organized.

This position may be based out of either Fleet Engineers in Muskegon, Michigan or Tramec Sloan in Galion, Ohio. 

This is a great opportunity for someone with purchasing, inventory, materials, supply chain, ERP, or manufacturing administrative experience who enjoys working with vendors, solving problems, supporting operations, and keeping things organized.

Why You'll Like Working Here
Along with competitive pay, our benefits include medical, dental, vision, company-paid life insurance, HSA match, company-matched 401(k), paid sick/vacation, 10 paid holidays, on-demand pay, attendance bonus opportunities, tuition reimbursement, wellness incentives, gym membership credit, disability coverage, company-paid uniforms, and safety gear allowances.

Requirements

Purchasing & Supplier Support

• Create and process purchase orders for inventory and non-inventory items based on demand, planning needs, and internal requirements.
• Communicate with suppliers to confirm orders, delivery schedules, pricing, lead times, and order status.
• Follow up on late, missing, or incorrect orders and assist with resolving supplier discrepancies.
• Maintain accurate purchasing data in ERP, inventory, and related business systems.
• Monitor supplier pricing, lead times, and delivery performance and escalate concerns as needed.
• Maintain organized purchasing records, reports, and supplier documentation.

Inventory Support

• Support inventory accuracy through reporting, reconciliation, and coordination with internal teams.
• Send weekly consignment pull reports.
• Reconcile consignment inventory quarterly for all consignment suppliers.
• Assist with inventory-related questions, discrepancies, documentation, and reporting.
• Work with operations, warehouse, and accounting teams to help resolve inventory and purchasing issues.

Administrative & Compliance Support

• Maintain documentation related to country of origin, supplier records, purchasing files, and compliance requirements.
• Ensure purchasing and supplier documentation is complete, accurate, and maintained according to internal requirements.
• Provide data entry, reporting, recordkeeping, and administrative support for purchasing and supply chain functions.
• Assist with audits related to inventory, supplier documentation, procurement, and compliance.
• Support continuous improvement efforts within purchasing, inventory, and supply chain processes.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Partner with operations, warehouse, accounting, and other internal departments to  support material flow and resolve purchasing or inventory issues.
• Communicate effectively with internal teams and external suppliers.
• Help identify opportunities to improve purchasing processes, inventory accuracy, reporting, and documentation.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in purchasing, procurement, inventory support, materials, supply chain, or a related manufacturing support role preferred.
• Experience in a manufacturing, distribution, warehouse, or supply chain environment preferred.
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or a related field is a plus.
• Purchasing, procurement, supply chain, or inventory-related certification is a plus.
• Experience with ERP or inventory systems preferred.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills preferred.
• Understanding of purchasing, inventory control, and supply chain processes preferred.
• Knowledge of import/export, country-of-origin, or supplier compliance documentation is a plus.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent organization and follow-up skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills with both internal teams and external suppliers.
• Ability to identify problems, follow through on issues, and help drive resolution.
• High level of data integrity and confidentiality.
• Dependable, proactive, and able to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Comfortable working in a manufacturing environment and supporting cross-functional teams.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Tramec is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Tramec also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also Tramec's policy to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

At this time, we are not able to offer visa sponsorship or relocation assistance for this position. 

We appreciate your understanding.