Purchasing Associate

Job Description

Job Description Description Responsible for managing and insuring accuracy of open purchase orders from conception to receipt including timeliness and quality; reporting out on expedite requests; help manage requests and issues from internal customers as well as the procurement team.
Key Responsibilities

Reviews and mitigates material shortages to prevent production issue related to supply.

Work with vendors to maintain open purchase order receipt dates, quantity and cost accuracy.

Review inventory on high velocity items and work will vendors to reduce internal inventory while maintaining availability.

Manage expedite requests with vendors and production to provide best case scenario and accurate feedback.

Provide full support receiving issues and providing corrective actions to vendors to mitigate future issues.

Work with quality on vendor quality issues and corrective actions as well as process returns.

Manage outside production partners material availability, insuring on-time delivery.

Managing the integrity/accuracy of purchasing and production related data.

Help drive and organize procurement related projects

Cross-functional liaison for procurement.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None.
Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Extremely agile, quick and strategic thinker that possesses strong analytical skills.

A developed understanding of supply chain in terms of process.

Experience in vendor relations

Drives projects to completion or resolution

Ability to quickly understand ERP or like system

Efficient, proven organizational and project management skills.

Demonstrates ability to quickly prioritize projects and day to day tasks.

Strong

interpersonal/written

communication skills.

Team player able to work well across business operations and develop strong business teams.

Ability to mine data using Excel ad hoc reporting and SQL

Education and Experience

Three (+) years of relevant education or experience in planning, purchasing, logistics, or a related field (required).

Experience using ERP/MRP system

Experience in a high paced manufacturing environment (preferred) and supplier negotiations

Associates or Bachelors degree preferred

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Alphanumeric data entry.

Certificates and Licenses

None.
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