Procurement Specialist & Office Administrator

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.•Northampton, MA

4d•$17 - $27

About The Position

This role is responsible for ensuring continuous supply of both engineering supplies and office supplies including but not limited to coffee, pre-production, & engineering materials to support various new product development and customer demands at MACOM’s Northampton, MA Center of Excellence so that we can design RF, microwave, and millimeter-wave products. Additionally, this person will perform a variety of administrative tasks as the office administrator for the COE. MACOM values analytical rigor, evidence-based reasoning, and intellectual honesty in technical and operational discussions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, administrative studies, or equivalent.
Prior experience with administrative management of a medium sized organization desired
Familiarity with ERP and PLM systems such as SAP, Agile, Team Center, etc.
Coursework in Money and Banking, Monetary Economics, Macroeconomics, or Financial Systems
Excellent computer skills including a mastery of tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Paint as well as Zoom collaboration tools.
Bona fide office administration and organizing enthusiast
Unparalleled time management skills and an unquenching thirst for working for multiple managers with competing priorities and conflicting deadlines.
A compulsive need to impose order, structure, and systems in areas that trend towards chaos
Team player with a high degree of flexibility and will work toward common goals inter-departmentally and across functions.
Ability to explain complex economic concepts clearly to non-specialists, using data and historical examples rather than opinion.
Medium mathematical skills or better.
Skilled at prioritization and multi-tasking, with the ability to work in a fast-paced setting and manage assignments from multiple managers with tight and competing deadlines
Fluent in spoken and written English
Due to ITAR regulations, only candidates who are U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, or individuals granted asylum or refugee status) will be considered for this position.

Nice To Haves

Additional computer skills such as Photoshop, SAP, Adobe Acrobat Professional, Airtable, and AI tools such as Copilot or ChatGPT are a huge plus.
Basic understanding of engineering vocabulary and jargon a plus.

Responsibilities

Responsible for determining sources of supply and placing orders.
Procurement & sourcing engineering & test supplies
Issue, receive, and manage purchase orders and requisitions
Manage inventory of raw materials, prototype samples, finished goods, and conversion of raw stock builds to production
Monitor engineering builds, WIP, and backlog to proactively identify potential material shortages and carry out creative and novel solutions
Collaborate with all stakeholders and participate in project meetings
Shipping & receiving
Establish and oversee a party planning committee to organize events, celebrations, and team-building activities
Generation of engineering documentation
Administrative office project tracking
Proactively look at all equipment to ensure working condition.
Responsible for fixing or coordinating facilities related issues
Responsible for keeping break areas, lunchroom, copy areas, and conference rooms neat & orderly
Responsible for coordinating with facilities or outside vendors for cubicle maintenance, set-up, and breakdown
Manage janitorial crew and/or subcontractors
Maintain lab area with all maintenance issues.
Apply foundational economic and financial literacy to business and operational contexts by understanding modern monetary and fiat currency systems, the role of monetary policy, and critically evaluating alternative monetary frameworks (e.g., gold-backed and cryptocurrency-based systems) using evidence, historical context, and analytical reasoning.
Responsible for coordinating furniture moves in the office and lab areas
Responsible for set-up and clean-up after large meetings.
Keeping up to date and maintaining a passion for the latest advances in office administration practices.
Advocate for office administration as a function and core competency within the company.
Must work independently and communicate with all levels of management
Work with landlord or building manager to address unforeseen issues.
Other duties as assigned.