Purchasing Specialist
Job description
This person is responsible for any or all of the following duties: typing, filing, data entry, and recording of purchased component information. This person will maintain and improve communication with supply base team members. This includes forecasting and ordering purchased items and raw materials in compliance with Summit Polymers, Inc. established purchasing systems and requirements, execution of purchase orders, electronic and physical receipt of goods, and monitoring delivery schedules to ensure the manufacturing requirements are achieved.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
- Maintain purchase orders with accurate pricing and terms, and communicate those purchase orders terms to vendors.
- Identify changes to purchase orders and communicate those changes to vendors.
- Place daily orders of purchased parts and raw materials to assigned vendors in compliance with established Summit Polymers, Inc. procedures and protocols.
- Distribute appropriate purchased part and raw material forecasts to assigned vendors in accordance with agreed upon timing.
- Perform purchased part/raw material inventory analysis and recommend inventory adjustments.
- Enter received purchased parts and raw materials into the electronic inventory system daily.
- Track critical inbound shipments to ensure manufacturing needs are met.
- Report any non-conforming deliveries to management and follow up on any corrective actions required of the vendor.
- Report vendor issues to appropriate personnel and participate in resolving those issues.
- Coordinate with Manufacturing, Quality and Engineering teams to ensure purchased part and raw material supply does not impact the customers daily release requirements.
- Coordinate all new program, new part or program launch purchased parts or raw material releases to ensure requirements are achieved.
- Maintain target purchased part/raw material inventory levels in accordance with Summit Polymers, Inc. corporate goals.
- Ensure that vendors are compliant to the Summit Polymers, Inc. Supplier Requirements Manual specifications for packaging and labeling.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Successful candidates for this position will possess a business or related degree or 2 years of equivalent experience in purchasing in an automotive manufacturing environment.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $35,000.00 - $50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Application Question(s):
- Will you now, or in the future, require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H-1B visa status)?
Work Location: In person
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