Supply Chain Specialist- Structural Products

CMC•Pell City, AL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

CMC provides an excellent opportunity to learn the steel, construction reinforcement and ground stabilization industries and to grow in your career. Whether you will spend your day brainstorming in an office cubicle, operating a crane, running manufacturing equipment or troubleshooting technical obstacles, at CMC, you’ll get the training and support from your team that you need to excel in your role and reach your full potential.

Requirements

Understanding of sales & operations planning; demand planning, master scheduling, and sequencing
Understanding of inventory control systems, policies, and procedures.
Understand creation of metrics for analysis and benchmarking
Understand how to effectively manage supplier quality
Must be a team player, open to working closely with others
Understanding of business needs/operations
Knowledge of purchasing procedures
Negotiation skills
Make accurate and timely decisions
Judgment - Identifies/evaluates issues at hand
Must be a self-starter; flexible, customer-focused, and have a professional demeanor
2+ years purchasing experience, preferred

Responsibilities

Verifies purchase requisitions by confirming specifications to understand internal customer requirements and sourcing supplies and services through preferred or best alternative suppliers
Manage, control, and reduce material costs through proactive measures with key suppliers, customers, technical/quality, and operations
Create, monitor, and adjust inventory levels in relation to strategic planning, order volume and sales history
Demonstrate ownership of how material will be applied to sales orders
Responsible for procurement activities on: Raw Materials, Services, MRO
Manage and develop supplier relationships
Plan for and achieve the lowest inbound freight costs possible
Evaluate and negotiate with potential suppliers based on their product quality, cost, delivery times, payment terms and customer service
Obtains requirements by verifying, preparing, and forwarding purchase orders to suppliers; monitoring and expediting orders, as needed
Ensure goods receipts are processed timely; verify and authorize payment of invoices or coordinate return of defective/incorrect merchandise
Contribute to Supply Chain goals including cost reduction targets and increased spend under management through the utilization of Preferred Supplier contracts and new sourcing opportunities
Track and report key functional metrics tracking overall cost reduction. Benchmarks, KPIs, and other data analytics will be used in order to meet or exceed departmental cost benefit goals, objectives, and spend measurements