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Temporary Purchasing Assistant

Columbia City, Indiana, United States🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-20 → 2026-09-26

Core

Manage raw material procurement processes including Kanban execution, supplier acknowledgements, and inventory audits to support production requirements.

Role type

Purchasing Assistant (Lean/Kanban focus)

Builds

Raw material supply chain for industrial manufacturing production

Domain

Industrial manufacturing / Motion control components

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Kanban principles, SAP (ERP) proficiency, MS Office suite, data entry, inventory management, report processing

Preferred skills

Lean manufacturing knowledge, product component knowledge, assembly processes, advanced degree, 2+ years inventory experience

Technologies

SAP, Access, MS Office

Responsibilities

Daily release management and Kanban card execution, process supplier acknowledgements, conduct Kanban audits and counts, investigate late material, issue indirect POs for MRO items, manage packaging visual management system

Seniority

Entry-level to Junior, hands-on IC

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