Purchasing Expeditor

TAS•Houston, TX

12d•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.

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.