- Collaborate and strategize with all the Armstrong global purchasing departments to consolidate and improve the global supply chain
- Help standardize purchasing business processes across all global divisions
- Work with product engineering, CAD, and sales to ensure the drawing and technical data for purchased items fully describes the part for correct and efficient quoting and buying
- Manage supply chain volatility by leading a global team to solve quality, cost, or delivery issues
- Help drive lower inventory by working with vendors on innovative stocking solutions such as vendor man- aged inventory
- Review vendor's on-time performance and work to improve poor performers.
- Create and send purchase orders to vendors based on requisitions from Production Control
- Create and maintain vendor lead times, minimum buys, and other critical data in the ERP system
- Coordinate vendor compliance for global certifications such as Indian Boiler Registration and European CEKey Requirements
- Experienced developing supply sources
- Demonstrated history in the procurement of metal castings, forgings, bar stock and sheet materials in a variety of alloys
- Excellent face-to face, telephone, and e-mail communicatorEducation LevelBachelor's Degree or equivalentExperience Level5 yearsBenefits
- Health/Prescription Coverage
- FSA or HSA
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Company-match 401(k) Plan
- Vacation/Sick/Paid Holidays *All benefits start on date of hirePhysical Requirements
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
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Description
Vacancy NameBuyer/PlannerVacancy NoVN408Employment TypeFull-TimeDuration (if temporary)Location CountryUnited StatesLocation StateMichiganLocation CityThree RiversDescriptionAt Armstrong our old-fashioned values and integrity meet modern-day challenges in developing intelligent system solutions.
Key ResponsibilitiesFind and develop vendors both domestically and internationally to provide best quality and delivery while helping lower total cost