Purchasing Expeditor

TAS • Houston, TX

13d • Onsite

About The Position

The Purchasing Expeditor role is responsible for expediting equipment, commodities, parts, and services from MRP and MRO Requisitions within a growing company that provides engineered modular solutions. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX and has two ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facilities in Houston, encompassing 400,000 sq. feet with close proximity to major shipping ports and interstate highways. TAS manages all logistics and transportation facilitating accelerated construction at customer’s facilities. TAS' fastest growing business is the data center market. By applying deep expertise in cooling, thermodynamics and power, TAS has developed an entire product line that revolutionizes data center delivery. TAS was selected as one of the 20 Most Promising Energy Technology Solution Providers 2016 & 2017 by CIO Review. With our tremendous market potential, advanced technological systems, entrepreneurial culture as well as a talented and productive workforce, we continue to set and exceed aggressive market penetration and financial goals.

Requirements

• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.
• Highly organized self-starter requiring minimal supervision.
• Ability to follow standard work processes.
• Good organizational, interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Knowledge of materials management, purchasing methods, and expediting procedures.
• Must be able to work under pressure.
• Must be able to work with the team in developing improved work processes for the department.
• Foundation level knowledge of standard ERP/ MRP principles and practices.
• Microsoft Office Suite experience, intermediate excels skills required.
• 2-5 years of experience in purchasing/expediting in an custom engineered manufacturing organization to order/make to order ERP/MRP driven manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of general manufacturing practices, policies and processes.

Nice To Haves

• Infor/LN experience/purchasing module knowledge a plus.
• APICS CPIM certification.

Responsibilities

• Maintain frequent communication with suppliers from order placement to receipt to ensure quality and schedule are met
• Develop and monitoring supplier recovery plans as necessary for quality issues or schedule delays
• Communicate risks and changes of supplier orders to appropriate TAS personnel
• Solicit and review supplier quotations, as necessary
• Reconcile Bill of Materials (BOM)s to planned orders and issued Purchase Orders (PO) and working with Configuration Management and Purchasing to resolve discrepancies
• Review and maintain vendor PO promise dates and receipt of materials in the ERP system.
• Advise senior management of non-standard contractual issues which can create legal and business risk to TAS
• Maintain good relations with supplier personnel
• Resolve receiving discrepancies by comparing purchase order to delivery documentation.
• Assure an uninterrupted flow of materials, supplies and services required to operate the organization.
• Follow up purchases as necessary through correspondence or telephone to expedite order, change amounts, material, specifications, etc.
• Any other responsibilities as assigned by TAS.

Benefits

• TAS has a tobacco-free workplace policy, under which individuals are not allowed to smoke or use tobacco or nicotine products on the TAS premises, while conducting TAS business off premises or take "smoking" breaks during working hours. “smoking” and “tobacco or nicotine products” includes, but is not limited to, product such as cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, pipes, vaping, all forms of smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff, dip) and clove cigarettes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree