Procurement Specialist

Role Summary

Purchasing Specialist responsible for interfacing with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to acquire materials, supplies, and items to support manufacturing operations. Processes purchase requisitions and communicates purchase orders, develops and tracks KPIs, and supports process improvement activities.

Responsibilities

• Generate purchase orders for raw materials and other items to support operations.
• Assess inventory, current orders, and future demands to assure adequate inventory is on hand and available to support production.
• Respond to changes in demand and solve supply chain supply risk that arise.
• Develop Supplier KPIs to monitor supplier performance (e.g., On Time and In Full, Quality Events).
• Review open order report daily and expedite orders if necessary.
• Ensure pricing is accurate and monitor purchase order price variances; communicate changes in pricing to management.
• Participate in contract/supply agreement negotiations with vendors.
• Review supply chain and identify secondary sources for contingency planning.
• Support continuous improvement and operational excellence processes.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Required: High school diploma or GED.
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field.
• Required: Minimum of 3 years of demonstrated experience in supply chain, demand planning and/or purchasing.
• Required: Strong interpersonal, negotiation, leadership, problem solving and communication skills.
• Preferred: Good manufacturing practice experience.
• Required: Strong management and organizational skills and detail orientation with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple programs and projects while delivering daily operations.
• Required: Ability to thrive in a multidisciplinary team environment and build relationships.
• Required: Proven agility in a dynamic company where change is frequent and rapid alignment is important.
• Preferred: Oracle NetSuite experience.
• Required: Experience with PC applications including Microsoft Windows, Excel, and Word.
• Required: Excellent project management and communication skills, with emphasis on negotiating and problem solving.

Education

• Required: High school diploma or GED.
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field.