Purchasing Specialist

Strategic Factory•Owings Mills, MD

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Purchasing Specialist is a seasoned professional with a track record of success in a fast-paced manufacturing environment including developing people, performance, managing change, cost improvements, and developing and sustaining effective vendor relationships. This position oversees the management of all purchasing functions and directs activities so that approved purchases are shipped on-schedule and within quality standards and cost objectives.

Requirements

Must be respectful, energetic, trustworthy, detail-oriented, and highly motivated!
Must have a keen eye for detail and excellent critical thinking skills
Must be able to interface and effectively communicate with outside vendors as well as our inside team
Must be able to plan, order, negotiate price, and coordinate delivery of supplies, products and services
Must have a minimum of 3 years’ proven experience in a purchasing and vendor relations role. Signage Purchasing/Inventory Management preferred.

Nice To Haves

Signage Purchasing/Inventory Management preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensure accountability and fiscal responsibility of purchasing agents through process education and continued coaching through the continued establishment, implementation, and maintenance of purchasing and inventory standards
Manage the processing of purchase orders and change orders, while communicating with sales and operations team members to review for any potential discrepancies.
Analyze details of production job work orders within the proprietary software system.
Develop purchasing strategies which seek partnerships with vendors who offer the organization favorable pricing, consistent quality, and reliable fulfillment of orders
Perform cost analysis and inventory forecasting activities to create reorder benchmarks, establish minimum order quantities and make purchasing decisions that fully leverage the company’s financial and physical resources.
Work closely with the Production team to leverage their expertise and ensure production timelines are met
Work closely with the Inventory team to ensure inventory and standard stocks are consistently available to meet production requirements.
Ensure accountability with vendors when commitments are not met by negotiating issue resolution
Ownership of improvements for both the processes as well as the internal communication throughout the purchasing workflow
Ownership of the purchasing module development and maintenance of supplier information within the company’s ERP system
Other duties as assigned