Procurement Specialist

DSV • Clarksville, TN

33d • Onsite

About The Position

DSV is seeking a Procurement Specialist/Material Planner to serve as a liaison between the direct fulfillment program manager, demand planners, and the DSV fulfillment site. This role is responsible for ensuring that all commitments from various demand planning groups are met within agreed-upon product lead times, resolving delays, and managing the lead times of all purchase orders (POs) placed on behalf of the customer. The specialist will also expedite POs as needed, ensure the recommit process is followed, review backlog reports, and coordinate escalations with suppliers. Additionally, they will review supplier build/ship plans to ensure they meet commitments, identify and document potential on-time shipment (OTS) issues, and manually schedule orders falling outside the product's scheduled lead time to identify root causes. The individual must monitor lead times of all POs, report on lead time commitment attainment, and manage the process for correcting any issues that prevent lead time attainment.

Requirements

• High school diploma program or equivalent required
• Generally prefer 2-4 years of related experience
• Must be able to pass any federal/state/local government, airport, or company-required background checks, clearances, and/or drug and alcohol tests

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred
• Exceptional interpersonal and analytical skills required

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all commitments from the various demand planning groups are within the agreed upon product lead times
• Resolve delays in providing the needed material within the agreed upon timeline
• Manage the lead times of all POs placed on behalf of the customer and report on agreed upon lead times
• Expedite PO’s as needed
• Ensure the recommit process is followed as needed
• Review the back log report and coordinate any exculations with the supplier and review these recommits and any rejected expedited requests
• Review the suppliers build/ship plans ensuring the plan will meet the commitments based on the PO commit dates
• Review potential on time shipment, OTS, issues to eliminate any orders shipping after the scheduled date or OTS, and document the issues and report on these issues weekly
• Manually scheduling of orders falling outside of the product's scheduled lead time with the supplier and identify reasons why product is not schedule within lead time
• Monitor lead time of all POs ensuring the POs are shipped within lead time and reporting on the lead time commitment obtainment and manage the process why the lead time was not obtained to correct any issues

Benefits

• DSV is an equal employment opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, ancestry, disability, veteran status, marital status, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED