Material Procurement Specialist

6 days ago


Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States Continental Full time
Job Description

The Material Handler will be responsible for:

  • Procurement Planning: Responsible for planning, scheduling, and monitoring the procurement of materials to ensure timely and efficient delivery to our warehouse(s).
  • Inventory Management: Manages inventory levels and reviews customer requirements and demand with Product Management and Sales departments to provide the highest material availability at the lowest cost.
  • Vendor Management: Issues material releases to vendors, tracks shipments, and coordinates timely and efficient delivery to our warehouse(s).
  • Logistics Optimization: Focuses on KPI's such as Logistics Cost of Sales, Working Capital, Inventory, Delivery Performance, and Freight expenses and helps improve quality of logistics parameters in SAP as they are an integral part of Product Life Cycle Management.
  • Forecasting and Planning: Participates in monthly forecast review meetings with Product Management and Sales; closely works with customer service to ensure material availability.
  • Payment and Receipts: Ensures receipts are processed accurately and generates timely payment to vendors.
  • New Part Introduction: In coordination with the Product Manager, coordinates the introduction of new parts, as well as the phase-out of obsolete material.
  • EDI Setup: Supports EDI setup to vendors to increase the availability of electronic delivery information.
Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Bachelor's Degree and 2 years of logistics experience in distribution or manufacturing environment (i.e. SAP) or 4 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
  • ERP System Experience: Experience using an ERP system.
  • Initiative and Supervision: Ability to take initiatives and work with limited supervision.
  • Prioritization and Project Management: Ability to handle multiple priorities and projects.
  • Teamwork: Ability to work effectively with a team.
  • Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Microsoft Office Suite: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Automotive Experience: Previous experience in the automotive industry.


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