Procurement Lead

3MD Inc.•Garrett, IN

1d•$25 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

The Purchaser Lead is responsible for ordering, managing, and reviewing purchase orders and vendor invoices. The Lead is responsible for the purchasing activities and works closely with sales, warehouse operations, and branch customer service to meet the needs of customers. As well as negotiates vendor terms, prices, and schedules delivery using knowledge of budget and schedule requirements. The Lead will perform strategic procurement activities across multiple categories of spend, search for better deals, and find more profitable suppliers.

Requirements

High School Diploma Required
5+ years of experience
Strong communications skills
Extreme attention to detail
Strong expertise with accounting software (expertise with Sage Mas, strongly preferred), experience with MS Word, and MS Outlook
The role is fast-paced and time-sensitive for deliverables
5+ years of purchasing experience in a technical environment
Working knowledge of tools, processes, and practices for purchasing goods and services via electronic methods to vendors
Organization and planning skills required to execute multiple projects simultaneously while adapting to changes in business requirements in a fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

expertise with Sage Mas

Responsibilities

Act as the primary point of contact for vendors and suppliers
Manage relationships, resolve shortages, returned material, rejections, and losses
Review supplier contracts and proposals for the price, schedule, and overall quality
Responsible for the negotiation of all contract pricing to derive the best cost margins
Develop, lead and execute purchasing strategies
Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve the effectiveness
Craft negotiation strategies and close deals with optimal terms
Partner with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements documentation
Forecast price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power
Perform cost and scenario analysis and benchmarking
Assess, manage and mitigate risks
Seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers
Determine the quality and timing of deliveries
Act as a subject matter expert and team escalation point
Manages a purchasing team and responsible for conducting peer mentoring and training
Develop training material and purchasing documentation
Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand
Verifies purchase requisitions by comparing items requested to master list; clarifying unclear items; recommending alternatives as well as confirming delivery dates
Accurately place orders and maintain necessary contact with suppliers
Sourcing quality materials
Manage and coordinate pricing, merchandising, and special requests
Forwards available inventory items by verifying stock; scheduling delivery
Prepares purchase orders by verifying specifications and price; obtaining recommendations from suppliers for substitute items; obtaining approval from requisitioning department
Obtains purchased items by forwarding orders to suppliers; monitoring and expediting orders
Verifies receipt of items by comparing items received to items ordered; resolves shipments in error with suppliers
Authorizes payment for purchases by forwarding receiving documentation
Monitor any outstanding Purchase Orders
Accomplishes purchasing and organization mission by completing related results as needed
Manage replenishment of existing stock items
Monitor and track customer orders received
Identify, monitor, and resolve potential problematic customer issues including service failures, DFRs, and costing issues
Research service failures by reviewing the invoice and order history on the systems
Adheres to purchasing policies, processes, and procedures
Carries out warehouse and inventory control policies and procedures
Uses knowledge of material work planning and methods engineering processes and procedures to coordinate product delivery based on a specific budget and schedule requirements