Procurement Specialist (OCP25415)

TMEIC Corporation Americas • Brookshire, TX

16d

About The Position

Perform pre-purchase activities for buyers to ensure effective procurement of equipment and services

Requirements

• Associates degree in business, supply chain management, or industrial distribution, or equivalent via education and/or work experience
• 3 years purchasing or demand analysis experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of purchasing and sourcing systems
• Proficiency in an ERP purchasing system
• Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts
• Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills
• Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Availability to travel domestically and internationally less than 5%, with limited notice

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors degree in business, supply chain management or industrial distribution
• Purchasing experience in a multi-entity, multi-currency, international, industrial environment
• Advanced Excel skills
• Proficiency in Oracle
• Project management experience

Responsibilities

• Analyze demand, forecast, and on-hand inventory to ensure buyers' purchase requisition queues are accurate
• Negotiate non-disclosure agreements for new suppliers, as required
• Coordinate with engineering to implement bill of material changes and manage new or obsolete materials
• Coordinate procurement activities with the planning and engineering departments for product revisions and obsolete units
• Execute special optimization and continuous improvement projects as directed by the Procurement Manager, as needed
• Identify and recommend opportunities for efficiency in the procurement process, and implement as requested
• Serve as point of contact for engineering and special projects
• Update item master prices, as necessary
• Notify suppliers to issue invoices after equipment, materials, and services have been received, and are past due
• Enter schedules and shipping details in ERP, as necessary
• Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager
• Give manager best advice
• Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified
• Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager
• Exemplify Company Core Values: Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment
• Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws
• Recommend viable improvements proactively
• Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees