Position Summary
The purchasing agent identifies, evaluate and develop sources for a variety of products to support the companies initiatives. Prepares, forwards, monitors and expedites purchase orders to suppliers. Works closely with the compliance team to maintain the supplier evaluation and monitoring program.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Identify, evaluate and develop suppliers for sourcing of products
- Prepare Request for Quotation (RFQ's) to obtain competitive bids from approved sources
- Evaluate and negotiate supplier proposals
- Review and evaluate product quality, supplier qualifications, manufacturing capability, lead time, contractual issues and cost
- Provide cost and lead time information provided by supplier to appropriate individuals for approval
- Perform planning and forecasting, and risk assessment activities to support long lead purchases and including transmittal to customers and suppliers when required
- Perform obsolescence review and make disposition recommendations
- Prepare purchase orders, contracts and award justification documents
- Evaluate requirements and determine appropriate purchasing methods
- Negotiate specific contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority
- Develop strategic supplier relationships while serving as primary liaison with suppliers
- Ensure suppliers are provided necessary information, tooling and materials
- Maintain related purchasing records such as: items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance and inventories
- Address supplier disputes and performance deficiencies
- Monitor and control supplier delivery performance
- Develop and utilize Supplier Management “Best Practices” to proactively manage suppliers
- Monitor and control inventory levels and spend consistent with management’s strategic plan
- Discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, suppliers and others to determine cause and take or recommend corrective action
- Provide management with market intelligence as appropriate
- Approve appropriate invoices for payment
- Expedite delivery of goods to users
- Visit supplier facilities as required
- Maintain liaison with internal departments and/or personnel
- Provide feedback regarding the progress of orders, including delays and reason for same
- Participate in the development of recovery schedules
- Update critical shortage lists
- Support other commodity areas within the department as required
- Participate in improvement processes inside & external to the department
- Other duties assigned by management
Supervisory Responsibilities
None
Authorities for Position
None
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Business or equivalent
- Minimum three (3) years of experience in procurement/supply chain in a manufacturing environment or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
- MRP/ERP systems experience and knowledge of industry suppliers and product/manufacturing capabilities
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
None
Competencies
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, possess strong negotiating skills and be highly ethical with strong integrity. Active use of value-based decision making practices is necessary.
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment with multiple priorities and shifting time requirements. Must be able to promote a participative, team oriented environment, working with customers (both internal and external), subordinates, other employees, vendors and all others in a professional and respectful manner.
- Excellent communication skills and be able to communicate clearly and professionally, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical materials and governmental regulations.
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, work instructions and procedure manuals.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers, employees and vendors.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Ability to compile and present data in a format that facilitates information sharing and decision making.
- Ability to work with mathematical concepts including, but not limited to probability and statistical inference.
Physical Requirements/Work Environment:
- Ability to occasionally move objects (lift, push, pull, balance, carry) up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time.
- Ability to make repeating movements of the arms, hands, and wrists.
- Ability to turn or twist body parts in a circular motion.
- Ability to tolerate loud and noisy environments
Job Type: Full-time
Experience:
- procurement/supply chain in manufactoring: 3 years (Required)
Education: