Responsible for source selection, planning, and procurement functions directly associated with the company’s need for direct and indirect materials and services. The position is further responsible for the timely planning and scheduling of receipts and inventory control of the products as assigned using material resource planning/enterprise resource planning (MRP/ERP) software and Pitco Intranet requirements, or as appropriately concluded with a requisitioner.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Manage strategic suppliers and commodities to meet quality, delivery, and cost savings objectives.
• Secure and analyze quotations, negotiate prices and terms with suppliers, and recommend suppliers with respect to quality, delivery, and cost competitiveness for assigned responsibilities.
• Analyze the planning of recent schedules and inventory control parameters for the assigned products and services consistent with resource planning software and Pitco Intranet requirements, or as arranged with requisitioner.
• Analyze, adjust, and optimize product and component inventory levels to coincide with manufacturing demand and lead time changes.
• Initiate purchase orders and amendment orders for parts, services, and/or special tools.
• Coordinate submissions and inspections of sample products as required.
• Maintain close coordination with scheduling and manufacturing to ensure timely execution of product and services sourcing activities.
• Interview and confer with current and prospective suppliers to determine supply capabilities, transportation logistics, inventory control, and management; negotiate prices and delivery terms with guidance from director of purchasing for assigned responsibilities.
• Study market prices and trends to include the latest manufacturing best management principles.
• Work closely with suppliers to meet manufacturing schedules, and with shipping/receiving, and engineering personnel to avoid any adverse production impact from supplier delivery delays.
• Maintain the integrity of material requirement planning parameters. ie: lot/order size, lead time, and safety stock.
• Maintain procurement records including items or services purchased costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories. Identify/reduce slow moving inventory.
• Develop corrective action plans with Quality Assurance department, users, vendors, and other parties, as appropriate, to resolve issues with defective or unacceptable goods or services.

Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university in supply chain business or manufacturing studies; or equivalent combination of education and experience equaling five to seven years.

• A drug screen is required upon acceptance of an offer.