Assistant Procurement Manager

Riken Elastomers•Burlington, NJ

5d•$72,000 - $110,000•Onsite

About The Position

Assist in creating, directing, and coordinating activities of the procurement planning department to obtain optimum efficiency and alignment to the Company’s mission and vision while providing successful operations within Riken Americas to include its subsidiaries Riken Elastomers and Rimtec. Ensure current and future plans in the areas of quality, product reliability, reduce waste, and improve processes in accordance with environmental, health and safety, quality, and quantity specifications and standards.

Requirements

BS degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or related field required
3-5 Years’ previous experience in related field
1+ Year experience in a supervisory role
3+ Years’ experience working in a manufacturing environment
Strong knowledge and understanding of procurement processes and contract principles
Strong knowledge of supplier contract negotiations
Excellent analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
Strong IT knowledge and skills including knowledge and understanding of ERP and data systems.
Advanced Microsoft Office Suite or similar software to include Excel and Powerpoint
Employee must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions: (a). can get along with co-workers or peers without exhibiting behavioral extremes (b). perform work activities requiring negotiating, instructing, persuading, or speaking with others (c). respond appropriately to criticism from a supervisor

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of regulations and laws such as import/export and Customs requirements is preferred

Responsibilities

Comply with all environmental, health, safety, and quality standards, including ISO.
Develop, adhere to, and monitor ISO standards related to job responsibilities.
Initiate or suggest ideas and support continuous improvement efforts in all areas of organization.
Drive & support an innovative team mindset.
Responsible to be onsite to work with leadership team, support production, and attend leadership meetings and report all activities for procurement planning to include any material or supplier issues.
Communicate with leadership teams any issues in procurement planning that could impact Riken Americas operations and make recommendations to protect Riken Americas.
Maintain a positive relationship and work with suppliers for successful negotiations of materials.
Assist in maintaining logistics of raw materials.
Assist in negotiating, managing, and coordinating all contracts with suppliers regarding pricing, quality, and delivery.
Compare bids from suppliers and determine contract awards. Confirm that terms and delivery dates are accurate and evaluate competence of suppliers.
Negotiate and evaluate supplier pricing for operating supplies.
Support Technical, Purchasing, and Corporate Planning with purchase of raw materials as required.
Assist in the development & monitoring of supplier performance metrics. Review supplier performance in terms of quality, on-time shipments, order accuracy (quantity, pricing, confirmations, etc.); support identification and qualification of new suppliers in collaboration with other departments.
Confer with Technical, Manufacturing, Sales, and Suppliers to ensure acceptable material and problem solve any material issues and communicate with all departments.
Interface with outside Suppliers, Management, Administration, Finance, Production, R&D, QA, Sales, and Corporate Planning.
Assist in creating, managing, and reporting a departmental budget in the areas of procurement planning.
Participate in various committees related to procurement and production planning.
Analyze sales forecasts and work with departments in planning to ensure timely scheduling.
Assist in creating, managing, and coordinating supplier performance metrics. Review supplier performance in terms of quality, on-time shipments, order accuracy (quantity, pricing, confirmations, etc.); support identification and qualifications of new suppliers in collaboration with other departments.
Participate in projects for ERP optimization, that include automating and integrating preproduction (order entry related) systems.
Assist in analyzing, managing, and reporting on raw materials and packaging to maintain sufficient inventory.
Maintain procedures to control inventories at adequate supply levels based on stock levels, orders, production schedules and forecasts.
Work with suppliers of operating supplies to develop and maintain effective vendor supported inventory programs.
Work with internal departments to provide suppliers with information relative to future needs.
Confer with Technical, Manufacturing, Sales, and suppliers to discuss defective or unacceptable material to determine source and take corrective action.
Other duties as assigned.