- Utilize system reports as well as experience and judgment to order materials to meet sales requirements.
- Submit purchase orders for materials, establish priorities to meet customer orders, and resolve shipping or billing issues.
- Proactively identify product availability issues and provide supply status and shipment tracking to internal partners.
- Maintain accurate system planning parameters per established processes, including recommending process improvements to improve efficiencies.
- Analyze forecast accuracy and other key supply chain factors such as BOM accuracy to drive appropriate safety stock levels.
- Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement.
- Leveraging EPICOR MRP to drive buying decisions to support production requirements.
- Optimize material costs through vendor analysis, problem solve, identify, and implement cost savings initiatives surrounding product cost, transportation cost, and freight terms.
- Analyze safety stocks, manage material inventory, support demand planning, and provide backup coverage for other purchasing functions.
- Initiate total cost analysis to understand and balance inventory and replenishment requirement along with transportation, expediting, owned inventory and warehousing expenses to enable an informed decision for Supply Chain leaders.
- Advanced knowledge of supplier end to end processes from raw material procurement to finished good production as well as lead times associated.
- Deep understanding of supplier capacity and constraints.
- Manage and report on key performance indicators for all critical suppliers.
- Drive collaboration with suppliers and internal customers.
- Provide leadership in the preparation for and/or participation in supplier negotiations.
- Execute supplier performance initiatives to improve vendor accountability.
- Resolve customer service or product quality issues and complaints by identifying root cause and ensuring appropriate actions are taken with suppliers as needed including charge backs from customers and expedited freight charges.
- Work with accounts payable to investigate, problem solve, and resolve vendor billing discrepancies.
- Driving early supplier involvement with R&D to achieve development objectives, timelines, and costs.
- Superior problem-solving skills.
- High level of expertise with Excel.
- Proficiency in MRP/ERP systems (EPICOR).
- Ability to organize and prioritize tasks, work collaboratively in a cross-functional environment, and ensure timely completion of responsibilities.
- Demonstrated proficiency in written and verbal communication and strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
- Effective negotiation skills.
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
- Bachelor's Degree in supply chain, operations, logistics, materials management, or related field required.
- Minimum of 3 years directly related experience in purchasing, production planning/scheduling, or inventory management, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
- APICS certification (CSCP or CPIM), CPP or CPM certification preferred.
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Purchasing Buyer - Big Lake, United States - Premier Marine
Description
Job Type
Full-time
Description
Our Purchasing Buyer is responsible for planning and procuring materials, supplies, and services for the company while meeting established quality, cost, and delivery requirements. This buyer/planner position manages the operational flow of items including material acquisition, inventory reconciliation, new product introduction, inventory phase-out and obsolescence minimization in addition to developing and maintaining supplier relationships. The person in this role must be very comfortable meeting and collaborating with cross-functional team members at all levels of the organization.
We seek a problem solver who is comfortable quickly analyzing circumstances and recommending solutions and improvements. A superior proficiency in ERP/ MRP system management while creating new analysis within Microsoft Excel and other analytical tools is key for success in this role.
Buyer / Inventory Management Responsibilities:
Integrity: Doing the right thing every time.
Excellence: Relentless pursuit of improvement.
Attitude: Contagious optimism that fuels a powerful can-do culture.
Collaboration: Leveraging teamwork to achieve world-class results.
Education and Experience
The physical demands needed are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job (sitting, standing, walking the manufacturing floor, and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds). Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role.
*The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at-will" employment relationship. Premier Marine, LLC retains the discretion to add duties or change the duties of this position at any time.
