Assistant Purchaser/Buyer

Haakon Industries is a manufacturing company whose mission is to breathe life into an advanced and responsible future.  We accomplish our goal by making engineered-to-order products of exceptional quality, solving challenges with technical and sustainable solutions, and maintaining healthy working relationships. 

Assistant Purchaser

Cheney, Washington
Monday-Friday | Full-Time | On-Site

Pay

$25.00-$30.00 per hour starting wage, depending on experience and qualifications.

About Haakon

Haakon is an established industrial manufacturer known for quality, reliability, and long-term stability. We build highly customized HVAC equipment for demanding commercial and industrial environments across North America.

We build real equipment that solves real-world problems. Our culture is built on accountability, teamwork, continuous improvement, and ownership.

This is a place for people who enjoy staying organized, solving problems, building relationships, and making an impact behind the scenes.

About This Opportunity

We're looking for a highly organized Assistant Purchaser to help keep our manufacturing operation running.

In this role, you'll work closely with our Component Purchaser to purchase materials, monitor inventory, communicate with suppliers, and ensure our production teams have what they need when they need it.

This isn't just a desk job. You'll regularly be out on the production floor working with supervisors, answering questions, cycle counting inventory, solving material issues, and building relationships across the company. You'll also partner closely with our Production, Warehouse, Maintenance, Accounting, and Engineering teams to keep materials flowing and production on schedule.

If you're organized, proactive, and enjoy solving problems while working with both people and data, you'll fit in well here.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

• Purchase materials and monitor inventory to support daily manufacturing operations
• Track purchase orders and communicate with suppliers regarding pricing, availability, and delivery schedules
• Support cycle counting and inventory accuracy throughout the facility
• Assist with purchasing for production, maintenance, paint, and other indirect materials
• Work directly with supervisors and production teams to resolve material shortages and answer questions
• Work with our Accounting team and suppliers to resolve invoice discrepancies and support the accounts payable process
• Assist with onboarding new suppliers and maintaining vendor information
• Maintain accurate purchasing records and data within our ERP system
• Research suppliers and identify opportunities to improve cost, quality, and service
• Support the Component Purchaser with special projects and continuous improvement initiatives

What Makes Someone Successful Here

• Exceptionally organized and detail-oriented
• Comfortable picking up the phone and communicating with suppliers
• Not afraid to get out on the production floor and ask questions
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment where priorities can change
• Strong computer skills with confidence using Excel and learning new software
• Professional, dependable, and accountable
• Enjoys solving problems and finding answers
• Takes ownership and follows through

Experience

Preferred qualifications include:

• Previous experience in purchasing, buying, inventory control, logistics, warehouse operations, or manufacturing
• Experience using ERP, MRP, or purchasing software
• Very strong overall computer skills
• Experience communicating with suppliers and tracking purchase orders

Benefits

Benefits include:

• Employer-paid medical and dental coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off and holidays
• Stable manufacturing environment with long-term career opportunities
• Opportunity to learn every aspect of purchasing within a growing manufacturing company

Why This Role Stands Out

Purchasing touches nearly every part of our business. In this role, your work directly impacts production, inventory, supplier relationships, and the overall success of our operation.

You'll work alongside an experienced Component Purchaser, gain hands-on exposure to manufacturing and supply chain operations, and have opportunities to expand your skills and responsibilities as our business continues to grow.

Pro Tip

We receive a high volume of applicants. If you want to stand out, tell us a few sentences about what interested you in this opportunity and why you believe you would succeed in this role.

Haakon is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.