SUPPLY CHAIN SPECIALIST

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General Summary (Job Objective):

Working as a team with the Account Manager, execute purchasing, planning, shipping and receiving activities for the prospects/customers. Prepare and implement required policies and procedures, instructions and systems to purchase, move, and account for material through all phases of the manufacturing processes. Consult with Sales, Engineering, Production, Quality to optimize availability and economy of material to manufacturing processes, and in support of continuous improvement initiatives.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Assist with quotes and establish purchase orders to meet delivery schedules. Goal is to buy below standard costs. Contact and negotiate with suppliers to resolve pricing, billing, or quality related matters, incorrect material or delivery issues. Maintain detailed purchasing records and report on changing market conditions and material conditions.

Coordinate activities involved with procuring goods and services, parts, supplies, for the team in support of prospects’/customers’ needs. Confers with vendors/suppliers to obtain product information, such as price, availability, and delivery schedule. May work directly and interdepartmentally with engineering, production, accounting, test, shipping or quality staff. Estimates values according to knowledge of market price and determines method of procurement. Prepares bid specifications, receive bids and make purchases of commodities. Works out remedies for defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, vendors and others.

Teaming responsibilities:

Buyer will be teamed up with an Account Manager. Buyer and Account Manager operate as a team, collaborating on methods & best practices to quote material requirements for customer business.

Customer requests for quotation are reviewed by the Team, and determination made whether to request a review with the broader QMS team/management.

The Team works together to solicit material cost information and collate responses into quote files for further use and review by the QMS team.

The Team observes QMS policy and uses discretion to determine when a review by the broader QMS team is required and appropriate, relative to quote development and submittal, as well as project kickoff.

The AM-Purchasing Team collaborates on methods and best practices to acquire materials for customer business that is awarded to QMS.

The Team works with supply chain partners to secure optimal material pricing and availability, as well as pursue advantages for QMS (i.e., PPV)

The Team works together to resolve material challenges that arise during procurement and in the production cycle and engages the broader QMS team as appropriate to serve the interests of QMS and its customers.

Provide internal communications related to customer projects to AM team-mate and management as appropriate on material concerns (cost, availability)

Job Specifications:

The job typically requires an associate or bachelor's degree (Business) and 5+years of experience, or equivalent. Experience in Electronics purchasing required. Superior negotiation skills required. Strong verbal and written communication skills required specifically telephone. A medium level of Microsoft Suite of office application programs required. Project management skills are required.

the heavy computer and telephone use. Occasional meetings with outside vendors and customers.