Purchasing

Singer Industrial•Portland, OR

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Unisource is seeking a purchasing specialist to join our industrial purchasing department. As a Purchasing Specialist, you will play a key role in driving profitability and customer satisfaction by procuring materials efficiently and cost-effectively. Manage supplier relationships, oversee procurement activities, and ensure pricing is aligned with optimal order quantities. You will analyze market trends, cost fluctuations, and sales data to time purchases strategically and prevent overstock.

Requirements

Skilled in Microsoft Office, emphasis on Excel skills
Ability to recognize and resolve problems in a timely manner
Gathers and analyzes data skillfully
Ability to speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations
Strong negotiation and analytic skills
Prioritize and plan work activities based on daily need with competing priorities and deadlines, and last minute changes
Ability to use time efficiently and develop realistic action plans
Dependable, reliable, and consistent
Ability to follow and respond to management direction appropriately.
Ability to communicate effectively with other employees, managers, and external relationships while maintaining confidentiality
Minimum one year experience in a purchasing environment

Responsibilities

Procure materials efficiently and on time by following established processes within the ERP system.
Develop processes to attain required inventory turns per year.
Analyze trends in supplier pricing, lead times, and sales order activity to determine the correct timing of purchases.
Track supplier purchases for on-time delivery, price control, and consistent quality.
Work with individual product line groups to optimize the reduction of excess and obsolete materials.
Collaborate with departments to improve processes related to inventory activities.
Work with engineering, supplies, and sales, to ensure a smooth transition of new products from development to production.
Report price increases from the supply base to the manager.
Document increases and provide a total increase to the manager for sales price lists.
Develop primary and secondary suppliers for all products and components.
Issue purchase orders to selected suppliers and manage each state of the PO process through receiving.
Verify the accuracy of computerizes purchasing records