About this role
Responsibilities:
- Submit purchase orders for vendor pricing/delivery quotes
- Create purchase orders and flow down the proper associated requirements to suppliers
- Track purchase order acknowledgements
- Expedite orders to support production demand for materials, goods and services
- Maintain the status of open orders reporting
- Elevate issues affecting existing orders as well as orders needing to be placed
- Communicate when delivery time expectations cannot be met
- Complete reporting requirements as defined by supervisor
- Develop and maintain good working relationships with new and existing suppliers
- Enter and maintain vendor account information in the business management/ERP system
- Follow-up and address issues regarding supplier pricing of associated products
- Establish and maintain good working relationships with internal and external customers
- Identify, troubleshoot and resolve issues that are causing extra time to work through in the department
- Work effectively by oneself as well as in a team environment
- Adhere to ISO procedure qualifications
- Contribute to and support continuous improvement initiatives
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor
Qualifications
Education:
- A bachelors degree in supply chain or inventory management is preferred
- An associated degree with 2+ years purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment in lieu of a bachelors degree
Experience:
- 1 + years buying/purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred
- Experience in a metal manufacturing/fabrication business is desired
- Knowledge of metal and fabrication materials
- Understanding of vendor relations and specific function capabilities as they relate to metal fabrication process is desired
- Familiarity with defense related requirements such as ITAR, Flow Down Requirements, and Certificates of Conformance is preferred
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and deliver targeted solutions is required