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About The Position

Requirements

• 1-2 years of specific purchasing experience.
• 1-2 years of manufacturing/operations experience, preferably in a high-mix, low-volume plant
• Experience working with ERP systems, such as Oracle.
• Understanding of Kanban, Min/Max, Buy to Order, Consignment, Vendor Managed Inventory, Blankets, MRP, and Last Time Buy.
• Solid understanding of lean manufacturing tools.
• Must be available to work on-site, remote work is not an option for this role
• Strong written and verbal communication is a must
• Proficient with Microsoft applications, such as: Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Experience with multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment
• Self-starter
• Proactive and manage their desk with minimal supervision.
• Calm under pressure and able to clearly articulate problem/solution
• Team-oriented
• Ability to think quickly, stay calm, and clearly articulate problem/solution.

Nice To Haves

• B.S. Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or other related fields (preferred but not required)
• 5 years total (supply chain)

Responsibilities

• Creation and management of purchase orders to meet revenue and inventory goals.
• Proactively maintain all open purchase orders: due date(s), quantities, cost, etc.
• Follow-up with suppliers on past due purchase orders, or when purchase orders have not been acknowledged in a timely manner.
• Work directly with the manufacturing team to understand material requirements and ensure that material is available when it is needed.
• Reschedule purchase orders that aren’t needed to avoid excess inventory.
• Coordinate with Supplier Quality Engineering and Process Engineering to resolve supplier quality issues and ensure quality expectations are being met. This would include requesting RMA number(s) from supplier, processing the return in Oracle, packaging.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)