Purchasing Specialist
About The Position
The Purchasing Specialist is responsible for purchasing and delivering manufacturing materials to the right place at a minimum cost to support the production and project schedules. This person should have experience considering price, quality, availability, reliability and technical support when choosing suppliers and materials. The procured items range from raw materials, fabricated parts, electrical components and mechanical hardware. Toyota Automated Logistics is your global partner for integrated warehouse automation. Our team combines the talents of Toyota Automated Logistics, Vanderlande’s warehousing business and viastore under one brand to deliver scalable systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services.
Requirements
- 2-5 years of Procurement experience in project or inventory purchasing
- Previous experience with supplier relations, developing strong vendor relations, negotiating skills
- Must be eligible to work in the USA long term without sponsorship.
- Employees must follow all information security policies, protect confidential data, complete required training, and report any suspected security incidents to support our information security controls.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Economics, Logistics, Finance, Accounting is preferred.
- Experience with JD Edwards, D365, SAP, or similar software is a huge plus
Responsibilities
- Participate in Purchasing/Production Planning meetings
- Meet with current vendors and help develop new sources for materials
- Develop purchasing relationship with strategic suppliers to negotiate better lead times and prices based on volume/share
- Continuously look for direct material cost savings
- Responsible for tracking all savings negotiated throughout the year
- Receive appropriate approval from Project Managers and Operations prior to sending purchase orders to vendors
- Measure suppliers for performance
- Aid in materials pricing during bidding with Engineers and Manufacturing (quoting)
- Process all purchase requests and track materials to ensure on-time delivery for current/new customer orders
- Confirm data for new part numbers in ERP system
- Initiate conversation with suppliers and update confirmed delivery dates in ERP system
Benefits
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with a company match
- Vacation / Holiday Pay
- Paid Volunteer time off
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Professional Associations, Conferences and Subscriptions
- Company Meetings & Events
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
