Procurement and Supply Chain Specialist

Formica•Cincinnati, OH

51d

About The Position

The position will be responsible for procurement & supply chain activities supporting the sample production group, purchasing and resale program and fully supporting the operations, procurement and supply chain group.

Requirements

Strong analytical and math skills.
Experience in procurement and/or supply chain 2+ years or degree in related field.
Inventory Management experience preferred including managing and planning inventory levels against forecast and orders, meeting predetermined parameters on fill rate, minimizing obsolescence, etc.
Experience in dealing with vendors including selection, managing performance and placing PO's and releases.
Detailed negotiation experience with both material and service agreements for comprehensive
Supplier scorecard experience to include On Time/In Full delivery, supplier quality, supplier complaints, pricing programs (Monitoring market indexes)
Experience with sourcing initiatives; Supplier RFI, RFQ & RFP to support both material & service needs.
Spend analysis skills
Strong communications skills.
Strong MS Office Skills with an emphasis in Excel.
Ability to combine data from various sources and extrapolate information as needed for internal customers.
Experience understanding of ERP systems (ex. BPCS, MAPICS, SAP, etc.) is required with BPCS knowledge preferred.
Required to work off-shifts as necessary.
Will require trips to suppliers as needed.

Responsibilities

Scheduling, forecasting, inventory management (including production planning, managing active & obsolete inventory levels)
Vendor management (creating and managing purchase orders and releases)
Leading full material & service sourcing initiatives
Negotiate and manage supply agreements with suppliers
Manage supplier issues and drive them to conclusion
Develop, manage and support all supplier scorecard programs
Claims program management for all customer, quality and field claims
Order management (including order fulfillment)
Strategic planning (HPL team).
Develops audits and maintains bills of materials as well as processes reports and schedules to support efficient production planning.
Be a cross-functional backup for other Procurement & Supply Chain team members as necessary.