Purchasing Specialist

1 month ago

Lynchburg, United States N.B. Handy Full time
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Other duties may be assigned)

  • Assists the Sentriclad Materials Manager and purchasing team in maintaining records such as items purchased, costs, delivery performance, product quality or performance, and inventories, utilizing spreadsheets, graphics, word processing, and/or presentation computer software.
  • Communicates information and reports between various stakeholders, including delivery dates, product information and vendor changes.
  • Maintains and replenishes target stocks levels at processing sites; recommends changes to stock levels to maximize service and inventory turn goals.
  • Organizes, shops and releases freight carriers to ship needed inventory from outside processors/coaters into steel processing facilities or distribution branches on time for required service levels.
  • Evaluates and suggests new inbound logistics solutions to reduce cost or improve service.
  • Coordinates internal freight services to pick up and return from outside processors/coaters.
  • Leads metal claims process with processing centers, distribution points and suppliers to resolve within stated timeframes.
  • Works closely with steel processing, suppliers, and others to determine root cause and identify corrective action for defective or unacceptable goods.
  • Ensures claimed material is shipped or is properly disposed within target resolution time.
  • Monitors and reports damaged/dead/overstocked inventory to expedite the handling of this material via the sales team, vendor returns, transfers and /or scrapping.
  • Leads the metal painting process and mill purchasing process under the direction for the Sentriclad Materials Manager.
  • Supports the Sentriclad Materials Manager in the metal painting process and mill purchasing process as necessary.
  • Responsible for additional supply chain support including order expediting, back-order tracking, forecast exception reporting, AP variances, and other activities.
  • May assist in other supply chain duties as necessary.
  • Travels as necessary for meetings with branch/steel processing centers, suppliers, and training.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None required.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree or relevant industry experience in buying and planning in a manufacturing or commodities environment, knowledge of inventory planning systems and techniques, experience planning and forecasting and strong computer skills including Microsoft Excel.

CERTIFICATION, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

None.

SKILLS/ABILITIES
  • Self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook.
  • Strong/positive verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong service and quality focus; address issues effectively when problems arise and take initiative to understand root cause, then communicate / education team in a timely manner.
  • Develop and use systems and/or methods to organize and keep track of information or work progress.
  • Strong sense of urgency about solving problems and completing work.
  • Ability to challenging deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Remains calm under stress and can effectively handle several problems or tasks at once.
  • Detail oriented; Performs tasks with care, is thorough, makes few if any errors.

  • Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office and advanced knowledge of Excel.


PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Work involves standing and walking for brief periods of time, but most duties are performed from a seated position. There is potential for eye strain from reading detailed materials and looking at a computer screen. Work normally requires finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination to operate computer keyboards at a moderate skill level. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

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