Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled Purchasing and Procurement Specialist to optimize the use of company assets through effective planning and acquisition of materials for assigned products. The role involves ensuring quality, on-time delivery, and continuity of supply while minimizing costs.
Responsibilities
- Plan all material requirements to meet the Master Production Schedule and Customer Order requirements.
- Analyze product sales forecasts, engineering plans, and life cycle of the product.
- Develop, implement, and manage cost reduction and continuous improvement programs with key suppliers.
- Determine material requirements and develop order quantities and material schedules.
- Manage inventory levels for assigned products.
- Source new suppliers and develop existing suppliers.
- Develop RFQs, analyze costs and terms.
- Receive and process non-inventory requisitions, analyze quantity, specifications, and delivery requirements.
- Develop annual cost savings, quality, and process improvement objectives for assigned product components.
- Evaluate current and prospective suppliers through supplier audits and various objective performance measurements.
- Serve as primary liaison between the company and vendors.
- Generate effective communications and maintain positive professional relations with suppliers and co-workers.
- Maintain high ethical standards in dealings with suppliers.
- Serve as a commodity information resource for material requirements, market conditions, and trends.
- Ensure system accuracy of material planning and purchasing data for assigned products.
- Keep vendor product files and supplier corrective action logs up to date.
- Address discrepant material and process reworks promptly.
- Investigate and correct discrepancies between Receiving, Accounting, Inventory, and Purchasing.
- Represent the Purchasing department on Research and Development projects.
Essential Skills
- 3 to 5 years of purchasing experience.
- Experience in an engineering or technical company.
- Ability to develop RFQs and analyze sales data.
- Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English well.
- 5 years of prior Planning and Purchasing experience.
- 3 years of computer/MRP experience.