Procurement Specialist

Accountability: The Procurement Specialist forms an integral part of the Materials Team in the achievement of Operational objectives. The Procurement Specialist will take a proactive approach in reviewing and understanding current systems and procedures, making recommendations and implementing changes. The role is key to leading the company forward in securing quality suppliers of materials and components covering price delivery and quality targets.

Job Summary: The Procurement Specialist will have a clear purchasing objective to hold or improve cost positions, flow product in time window to support operational schedules and interact with other disciplines to support strategic planning and continuous improvement activities in specific measurable deliverables.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

MRO Purchases – perform completion of MRO requisitions, daily and on time.

Execute Purchases for raw materials and steel by acting on MRP messaging daily and on-time, including Blankets, upon approval.

Respond promptly to emails pertaining to pricing and required due date changes, update the changes in the system and update ATRO team.

Contact vendors on Materials Needed Report(s) provided by Scheduling to fulfill immediate needs for schedules, including Steer King days on hand reports.

Schedule expedited parts with hot-shot driver and vendor when needed.

Update pricing for items in vendor file in NetSuite.

Work with Receiving Department by sending BOL and Outside Process PO to vendors, as needed.

Work with Accounting on PO/Invoice discrepancies

Resolve all daily alerts in CA (expedite, cancel, pushout, new planned orders, past due)

QT9 data input: answer NCP’s, get RMA’s, follow up with vendors on past due corrective actions.

Reach out to vendors to obtain updated quotes, when needed.

Setup new vendors in NetSuite ERP system.

Provide backup support to Scheduling.

Coordinate replenishment of packaging supplies @ 3PL locations as requested by 3PL supervisors.

Investigate and update Back Order Report for morning meeting – share details with team in morning meeting.

Perform any Clerical/Administrative Support and other duties as assigned by Manager.

Long Term add on responsibilities:

Track vendor performance on vendor KPI’s and mitigate any concerns.

Manage Supplier Quality audit and reporting at regular frequency

Coordinate corrective actions and preventive actions on any vendor quality issues in partnership with Plant Quality team.

Be proactive on avoiding any backorder situation and resolve any raw item backorder situation expediently if it happens.

Always stay focused on finding better sources for raw items regardless of the nature/complexity of the raw items

Be an advocate of better pricing and assist in negotiating the best price and terms for the best quality of parts.

Basic Qualifications:

Efficient computer skills, advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office and ERP systems.

Possess strong interpersonal skills along with supporting verbal and written communications.

Basic understanding of finance and budgets and make vs. buy decision analysis.

Strong time management and planning skills, coordinating and prioritizing duties/projects simultaneously.

Posses basic knowledge of understanding parts drawing for metal parts and brings in experience of buying metal/metallurgical components as part of the previous job experience.

Bachelor’s degree with 2 years purchasing clerk experience, Associate’s with 5 years of purchasing clerk experience.

Ability to use, improve and bring ideas to add new functions to Cloud analytics (CA)/OP Rx.

Bi-lingual English and (Spanish or Mandarin).