The Purchasing Specialist controls & performs all aspects of Vendor Order Processing, Vendor Management, Inventory Management and Project Management processes.
Responsibilities:
- Purchase Order Processing (Creation-Submission-Confirmation- On-Time Delivery)
- Verifying pricing while working on savings and working within budget
- Manage logistics for all incoming shipments to allow for on-time receipt
- Control ordering and inventory to maintain optimal stock levels
- Build strategic partnership with high-quality vendors
- Create and assess vendor performance on a Vendor Management System
- Seek reliable vendors for new projects as needed
- Assist in all aspects of supplier specification non-conformance resolution
- Maintain Supplier Database, purchase records and related documentation
- Update system as needed for vendor changes
- Productively manage supplier and technical relations to encourage on-time deliveries
- Negotiate and improve costs with suppliers
- Maintain strict inventory management to allow for efficient production while preventing excess inventory
- Manage/react to all unplanned and planned outages with production plants
- Work with project managers to issue new products into the system while collecting specifications and pricing from vendors
- Actively participate in ensuring success of new projects from cradle to grave to ensure successful launch of product
Education and/or Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, accounting, finance, or equivalent
- At least 5 experience in Purchasing in a Manufacturing environment
- Operating knowledge of SAP, WMS, MRP
