Jobs at Kurt J. Lesker Company

Lead North American vacuum pump growth by developing customer, OEM, supplier, and channel relationships; identifying and closing technical sales opportunities; supporting pricing, forecasting, market strategy, product launches, training, and CRM reporting. The role partners with direct sales teams to increase market share and requires approximately 50–60% travel throughout North America.

Leads the North American procurement team, supplier strategy, negotiations, sourcing, purchasing operations, and supplier performance improvement. Manages domestic and international supplier relationships, cost reductions, delivery issues, supply-chain risks, procurement KPIs, ERP data, compliance, and continuous improvement. Partners cross-functionally to align procurement with business and customer needs while supporting budgeting, forecasting, and supply continuity.

Procures materials for manufacturing, creates purchase orders, responds to pricing and delivery requests, evaluates inventory needs, negotiates with suppliers, and manages supplier performance. The role uses JIT and MRP methods, maintains purchasing data, processes supplier returns, coordinates with Accounting, interprets drawings and BOMs, and ensures purchasing compliance.

Supports sales teams and customers through expert knowledge of assigned vacuum product lines and applications. Provides technical assistance, collaborates on quality, product development, marketing content, and ERP data, and trains sales representatives. Works cross-functionally with Engineering, Marketing, Logistics, and Manufacturing while identifying new applications and market opportunities.

The Regional Account Manager develops and grows a Western Canada sales territory through strategic customer engagement, consultative selling, new-business development, account management, forecasting, and market intelligence. The role manages quotations, technical inquiries, bids, CRM reporting, and customer relationships while expanding capital-equipment opportunities. Extensive customer travel is required, along with ongoing technical training and cross-functional collaboration to deliver vacuum technology solutions.

Designs mechanical components, vacuum chambers, custom fabrications, and precision-machined parts from concept through manufacture. Collaborates with production, planning, inspection, suppliers, and global engineering teams; creates ERP bills of material; resolves manufacturing challenges; supports cost-effective machining; and delivers projects within budget and timelines. Occasional domestic travel, including initial training in the UK, is required.

Manage day-to-day office administration for a new Poland facility, including records, supplies, visitors, travel, and documentation. Support recruitment, onboarding, employee records, training, payroll, HR compliance, and engagement initiatives. Assist with accounts payable, expenses, petty cash, and finance reporting. Coordinate with European and global teams, maintain confidentiality, ensure policy compliance, and identify process improvements.

Sources products, negotiates supplier agreements, and manages purchasing activities to meet cost, quality, and delivery goals. Responsibilities include coordinating supply chain activities, responding to pricing and delivery inquiries, analyzing demand and spend data, optimizing inventory, consolidating suppliers, managing purchase orders, conducting supplier reviews, and maintaining planning and inventory data.

Maintains product costing, inventory valuation, manufacturing variance analysis, reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close activities. Partners with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations, and Finance teams to improve profitability, controls, reporting, and costing processes. Supports inventory audits, forecasting, budgeting, ERP enhancements, process automation, and operational decision-making using D365 Finance & Operations and advanced Excel.

Develop and grow a profitable Midwest sales territory through strategic account management, consultative technical selling, customer visits, presentations, quoting, forecasting, and new business development. The role requires maintaining CRM accuracy, gathering market intelligence, collaborating cross-functionally, supporting capital equipment opportunities, and building long-term customer partnerships. Extensive domestic travel is required, potentially up to 65% of the time.

Support sales and customers by maintaining expert knowledge of vacuum product lines, providing technical support, training the sales force, collaborating cross-functionally on quality, development, marketing, and ERP data, and identifying new market opportunities.