Purchasing Technician

Tenneco•South Bend, IN

3d•$27 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

This position supports daily procurement operations by ensuring the timely and cost-effective acquisition of goods and services required for business operations. This role is responsible for processing purchase orders, maintaining accurate records, and coordinating with suppliers to meet delivery schedules and quality standards. Working closely with internal departments, the Purchasing Technician verifies material requirements, tracks order status, and resolves discrepancies. Success in this role requires strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. This position is responsible for contributing to a safe work place and minimizing negative environmental impacts by complying with the EHS policies, procedures, and work instructions outlined in the EHSMS Training Assessment for this position.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent required
Must have previous manufacturing experience or equivalent.
Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook); experience with ERP systems such as SAP preferred.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills for working with suppliers and internal teams.
Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment
Intelligence/general learning ability.
Verbal/ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively.
Numerical/ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
Spatial/ability to comprehend forms in space and understand relationships of plane and solid objects.
With minimal supervision, ability to solve practical problems, interpret, resolve problems and issues using a variety of instructions for guides furnished in written, oral, diagram &/or schedule form.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions,
Ability to communicate orally and in written form effectively with co-workers, departments, customers, and vendors.
Form perception/ability to perceive pertinent detail in objects.
Manual dexterity/ability to move hands easily and skillfully, to work the hands in placing and turning motions.
Clerical perception/ability to perceive pertinent detail in verbal or tabular material. To observe differences in copy, and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation.

Nice To Haves

associate degree or relevant coursework preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides support in the coordination of Stores supply inventory.
Sends out all tooling for repair.
Evaluation of component repairs.
Performs a physical count of MRO inventory, maintaining records in inventory system.
Create and maintain new parts in SAP for business requirements
Create and provide reports through SAP for business requirements
Process Purchase Orders
Understand stock levels
Remote inventory of items within the plant related to MRO (skids, cardboard, dunnage, etc.)