Key Responsibilities:
Hardware Ordering & Purchasing Create and submit purchase requests (PUR tickets) and support the PO approval process. Build purchase-order intake forms from vendor quotes (material and service). Place catalog orders (Mouser, Thorlabs, DigiKey, McMaster-Carr, etc.) via self-created carts. Write purchase justifications tying spend to build or program need. Process PO changes and amendments as needed. BOM Management & Procurement Receive released BOMs and own the end-to-end sourcing and ordering of all BOM line items. Track procurement status of every BOM line ordered, in transit, received, short, at risk. Order Tracking & Delivery Management Track all open orders end-to-end from PO placement through vendor acknowledgment, shipment, and receipt. Maintain a centralized order tracker with current dates, status, and risk flags. Follow up with vendors on delivery commitments and escalate delays proactively. Confirm receipt of deliveries and reconcile against purchase orders. Status Reporting & Communication Provide regular status updates to the team on open orders, BOM completion status, expected deliveries, and blockers. Maintain clear, visible tracking documentation (spreadsheets, dashboards, or status pages). Contribute to weekly stakeholder communications on procurement and BOM readiness status. PI-Team Collaboration & Cross-Site Coordination Serve as the Redmond-side procurement coordination point, working in lockstep with PI-Team procurement operations in Northridge. Align on shared procurement processes, tracking tools, and status reporting cadences with the PI-Team. Coordinate cross-site shipments, part transfers, and shared-BOM sourcing between Redmond and Northridge. Participate in PI-Team syncs and planning activities to maintain full visibility across OISL hardware procurement. General Coordination Coordinate with Optical Test engineers to clarify part requirements, quantities, and priorities. Support shipment preparation and coordination to internal sites and contract manufacturers as needed. Assist with procurement compliance basics (material-vs-service classification, spend thresholds).
Basic Qualifications:
2+ years of experience in procurement, purchasing, order management, or supply chain coordination. Experience creating purchase orders and tracking deliveries through fulfillment. Experience working with Bills of Materials (BOMs) in a hardware or manufacturing environment. Strong proficiency with Excel/spreadsheets for tracking and reporting. Excellent organizational skills with demonstrated ability to manage multiple open items simultaneously.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with procurement platforms (e.g., Coupa) and ticketing systems (e.g., Jira). Familiarity with ERP/inventory systems (e.g., SAP). Experience tracking BOM readiness, build coverage, and clear-to-build status. Background in hardware, manufacturing, aerospace, or R&D environments. Experience supporting optical, test, or lab engineering teams. Experience with vendor delivery management and expediting. Comfort working in a fast-paced, engineering-driven team environment. This posting is for a contract assignment with Tundra Technical Solutions to provide services to a Fortune 5 Client. The pay range that Tundra in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $34.00/hour - $38.00/hour. Tundras benefits offering includes optional medical, dental, vision, retirement benefits, and a New Child Benefit. Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation. Tundra Technical Solutions is among North Americas leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.
