YourLiebherrCareer: Purchasing Coordinator

Liebherr • Newport News, VA

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About The Position

The Purchasing Coordinator monitors and administrates activities involved in the procurement of goods and services. Works with vendors to ensure that products are delivered according to schedule and that purchasing terms and conditions are clear and met. Stores and retrieves purchase orders, proof of purchase, proof of delivery, pricing quotes, receipts and other necessary documents.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (Business or similar) with minimum of one 1 year of experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical documents and specifications.
• Advanced knowledge of materials planning principles, theories, processes.
• Ability to effectively present information to management and suppliers.
• Travel domestically and internationally up to 5% of the time.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a valid driver’s license and passport.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the process of purchasing a good or service efficiently.
• Communicates with vendors to obtain quotes of services or goods.
• Prepares price comparisons, purchasing reports and presentations.
• Collaborates with Production Planning, Warehouse Logistics and the Procurement Planner to optimize the materials flow and the packaging.
• Re-Evaluates order parameters for commodities on an ongoing basis depending on commodity and supplier.
• Optimizes inventory levels based on changes and evaluation of order parameters.
• Maintains the purchase commitment in the LME MRP system.
• Ultimate goal is to reduce open PO line items past due per supplier.
• Notifies suppliers about engineering changes and adjusts open PO’s according to suppliers cut in date.
• Coordinates with Production Planning.
• Resolves supplier shipping/receiving errors in cooperation with Warehouse Logistics so that invoices are paid timely.
• Attends Liebherr’s weekly shortage meeting to discuss short items and find solutions in cooperation with Production Planning.
• May perform other administrative tasks as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees