Purchasing/Inventory Specialist

Insight Manufacturing S•Murphys, CA

18h

About The Position

Under general supervision, coordinates activities involved with procuring goods and services such as raw materials, equipment, tools, parts, and supplies for the organization. This involves preparing purchase orders or quote requests, reviewing requisitions, conferring with suppliers, selecting products, and maintaining procurement records related to costs, delivery, product quality, performance, and inventories. The role also expedites the delivery of goods to users and discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with relevant personnel to determine the source of trouble and implement corrective actions. Additionally, the position executes a companywide cycle count program, enters count results into the ERP database for accuracy, and maintains/reports data measurements with monthly inventory accuracy for each department, including root cause analysis and corrective actions. It also involves entering new part numbers, bills of material, and product structures into the ERP database, and coordinating Engineering Change Orders and updates with department managers.

Requirements

Ability to operate forklift and acquire forklift certification required.

Responsibilities

Reviews requisitions.
Compiles data from sources such as contracts, engineering drawings/prints, purchase orders, invoices, requisitions, and accounting reports and enters information into ERP to maintain inventory, purchasing, shipping, or other records.
Confers with suppliers to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.
Selects products for purchase by checking customer approved source and matching to customer drawings and specifications.
Estimates values according to knowledge of market price and competitive quotes from 3 suppliers.
Determines method of procurement such as direct purchase or bid.
Prepares purchase orders or quote requests.
Reviews quote proposals and negotiate contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority.
Maintains procurement records such as items or services purchased costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories.
Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action.
Expedites delivery of goods to users.
Executes the cycle count process and posts updates to inventory records.
Compile and enter part maintenance and modifier information into the ERP database from new customer drawings and engineering changes, for accurate issuance of purchase order part description and process accuracy.
Maintain files for customer drawings and customer documents, files and records of materials, prices, and inventories.
Creates new Bills of Material and product structure within the ERP database from customer drawings.
Compiles data from sources such as contracts, purchase orders, invoices, requisitions, and accounting reports and enters information into ERP to maintain inventory, purchasing, shipping, or other records.
Reviews files to determine unused items and recommends disposal of excess stock.