Procurement Specialist

DSV•Clarksville, TN

13d•Onsite

About The Position

DSV is seeking a Procurement Specialist/Material Planner to join their Solutions division in Clarksville, TN. This role serves as a liaison between the direct fulfillment program manager, demand planners, and the DSV fulfillment site. The primary responsibility is to ensure that all commitments from demand planning groups are met within agreed-upon product lead times, resolve material delays, manage Purchase Order (PO) lead times, and expedite POs as necessary. The specialist will also oversee the recommit process, review backlog reports, coordinate escalations with suppliers, and analyze supplier build/ship plans to ensure they meet commitments. A key aspect of the role involves monitoring and documenting potential on-time shipment (OTS) issues, manually scheduling orders outside of lead times, and identifying reasons for such deviations. The individual will also monitor lead times of all POs, report on lead time commitment attainment, and manage the process for correcting any issues that prevent lead times from being met.

Requirements

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.
Must be able to pass any federal/state/local government, airport, or company-required background checks, clearances, and/or drug and alcohol tests.

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.