Purchasing Specialist

Armacell • Conover, NC

1d • $75,000 - $85,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Armacell provides numerous and diverse career opportunities. Add your talent to ours and make a difference around the world! The year 1954 marked a significant milestone in thermal insulation history. Armstrong’s R&D Project Number 54013, developed by three innovators, evolved into ArmaFlex, the world's first flexible, closed-cell elastomeric foam for equipment insulation. This product revolutionized the insulation industry. Today, 70 years later, ArmaFlex continues to be a pillar of Armacell's success. The Conover Purchasing Specialist coordinates all raw materials purchases for Conover to include vendor contacts, required paperwork, and raw materials tracking, cycle counting, and inventory activities. Coordinate purchasing for all sundry items, such as safety, janitorial, office, and IT supplies. Also, it provides support related to the purchase of maintenance equipment and supplies as well as the purchase of new and used equipment for the facility. What Armacell can offer you Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & wellbeing. Financial programs such as 401(k), life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance-based salary incentive programs. Generous paid time off including 12 holidays and 120 hours of PTO. Training and educational resources on our personalized learning management system. Giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences.

Requirements

• The position requires a high school diploma or equivalent.
• 2 – 4 years in purchasing field.
• Excellent computer skills, working knowledge of Microsoft spreadsheets, databases, and work processing required.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills required.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and perform diversified duties.
• Excellent time management and the ability to prioritize work.
• Ability to work independently and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Adheres to all safety procedures; uses equipment and materials properly.
• Follow all company safety regulations and OSHA standards.
• Use the appropriate protective gear and equipment (i.e. safety glasses/goggles, gloves, earplugs, etc.).
• Regularly and thoroughly maintain equipment to company standards.
• Maintain a clean and neat work area at all times to conditions that may contribute to slip/trip/fall accidents.
• Report any unsafe conditions right away.
• Be an active participant in workplace safety by helping create and maintain a safe work environment.

Nice To Haves

• Prefer Associate Degree.
• Prefer raw materials purchasing background.
• SAP experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate purchase of direct and indirect materials.
• Coordinates with Plant Planner to ensure supply of raw materials to maintain production requirements.
• Maintain optimal inventory levels and quantities, including all aspects of physical inventories to ensure timely availability of products.
• Maintain current list of approved vendors.
• Track raw materials usage using SAP system.
• Perform cycle counts to verify correct raw material levels.
• Negotiate vendor agreements for blanket orders of maintenance and man supplies, system contracts, and service contracts for plant equipment and calibrations.
• Provide the proper documentation /record keeping for managing the accounting and budget allowances.
• Maintains SAP master data by ensuring supplier master data and material master data (delivery date, payment terms, prices, etc.) are updated.
• Coordinate removal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste from facility by arranging with approved vendors to remove materials; maintain and update appropriate records to include MSDS documents and manifests (Conover Only)
• Other duties assigned.

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & wellbeing.
• Financial programs such as 401(k), life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance-based salary incentive programs.
• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays and 120 hours of PTO.
• Training and educational resources on our personalized learning management system.
• Giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED