The Purchasing Coordinator will be capable of performing tasks in multiple areas of the Purchasing discipline but will be a Subject Matter Expert in one or more areas.
The Purchasing Coordinator will insure the availability of raw material in a manner that allows our facilities to be responsive to our customers in each industry segment we serve while minimizing the company's working capital investment.
Summary of Essential Job Functions:
Ensure continuity of raw material supply per the Transactional Purchasing Process.
Own and execute the Purchase Requisition Process and the Purchase Order Execution.
Process following the Purchase Requirements Identification Process.
Own and execute the Vendor Acknowledgement Process for compliance and inform scheduling and customer service of any deviations.
Expedite supplier orders per the Vendor Order Expediting Process as needed.
Own and execute the Material Transfer Process upon guidance from the Purchasing Manager to insure material availability.
Interact with suppliers on a daily basis.
Review inventories and order as required.
Track the status of any orders.
Deal with non supplied, under orders, over orders and damaged goods.
Establish and maintain inventory levels for all companies per the Inventory Planning & Control Process.
Own and execute the Min/Max Review Process.
Own and execute the Inventory Level Corrective Action Process.
Own and execute the Inventory Disposition Process.
Assist in the determination of offal material sizes that should be thrown away instead of returned to stock.
Establish and maintain sourcing arrangements per the Sourcing Process.
Own and execute the Supplier Establishment Process and insure timely and accurate Part Maintenance Window updates.
Own and execute the Vendor Lead Time Change Management and Vendor Price Change Management Processes and maintain accurate and timely Part Maintenance Cost Field determination.
Identify barriers to strategic business goals and proactively put counter-measures and process improvement initiatives in place to enable business growth.
Work with the sales/service team as well as the production team to coordinate the flow of material through the production cycle to meet customer requirements.
Provide back up to the Strategic Sourcing team as required.
Assist with the Corrective Action process for supplier related issues.
Document supplier interactions using CRM.
Maintain process documentation and provide training materials that allow others to administer process with limited direction.
Leads/facilitates process improvement activities utilizing lean tools and techniques.
Qualifications and Competencies
Ability to communicate well with all levels of the organization and with Suppliers.
Project management skills to improve efficiency of manual systems into automatic systems.
Strong information systems skills including the use of business systems and Excel to communicate critical information throughout the company.
A strong desire to implement new procedures, policies, and information sharing reports that improve purchasing systems.
Attention to detail and strong desire to meet both internal and external customer requirements.
Ability to handle complaints, settle disputes, and resolve grievances and conflicts.
Education and Experience
Bachelor's Degree in a related field required.
Minimum of 3 years of related Purchasing experience.
Fluent English.
Experience in the manufacturing industry is preferred.
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