Procurement Specialist

DSV•Sterling, VA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for being a liaison between the direct fulfillment program manager, demand planners, and the DB Schenker BTS fulfillment site. This role ensures that all commitments from various demand planning groups are met within agreed-upon product lead times, resolves delays in material provision, and manages the lead times of all Purchase Orders (POs) placed on behalf of the customer. The specialist will expedite POs as needed, ensure the recommit process is followed, and review backlog reports, coordinating escalations with suppliers. They will also review supplier build/ship plans to ensure they meet commitments based on PO commit dates, review potential on-time shipment (OTS) issues to eliminate orders shipping after the scheduled date, and document these issues weekly. Additionally, the role involves manually scheduling orders falling outside the product's scheduled lead time with the supplier, identifying reasons for delays, and monitoring lead times of all POs to ensure timely shipment and reporting on lead time commitment attainment.

Requirements

Must be able to pass any federal/state/local government, airport, or company-required background checks, clearances, and/or drug and alcohol tests.
Exceptional interpersonal and analytical skills required.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred, high school diploma program or equivalent required.
Generally prefer 2-4 years of related experience

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.