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Legrand
Warsaw, USA
Full-time
Mid
Hybrid
Discovered 1 weeks ago
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Qualifications

  • Minimum Education and Experience Required:
  • Bachelor’s degree in business or related field, and a minimum of two (2) years’ experience working in a purchasing function in a manufacturing environment; or combination of relevant education and experience
  • Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
  • Demonstrated ability working with minimal supervision and exercising judgment
  • Self-starter with the ability to manage to tight timelines • Positive, energetic attitude, and initiative; Strong work ethic
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to work in a team environment, and leverage additional resources as needed
  • Ability to demonstrate flexible and efficient time management and to appropriately prioritize workload based upon organization or department needs
  • Ability to multi-task and manage several projects through completion at one time; while providing high attention to details
  • Developed problem analysis and problem solving skills
  • Proficient with negotiating and sourcing commodities
  • Intermediate computer and database skills with proficiency using the internet, Word, Excel and Outlook (or related e-mail system)
  • Quality mindedness • Ability to read, write and speak English fluently
  • Customer focused (internal and external customers)
  • Excellent project management and planning skills
  • Must possess high degree of professionalism and ability to handle confidential information
  • Special Job Requirements:
  • May require frequent availability and communication during non-standard business hours to communicate with global team members
  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • Degree with emphasis in inventory and purchasing/materials management
  • Knowledge of MRP-based software systems
  • Knowledge of APICS
  • Knowledge of Inventory Management
  • Understanding of Lean Manufacturing
  • WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required (for the majority of the working day) to sit and make coordinated movements of the fingers for data entry on a keyboard.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
  • General office environment
  • May require regular ground travel to other company facilities
  • Long-distance or air travel as needed – not to exceed 10% travel.
  • Note: Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to/from this job at any time. Milestone is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. You will be considered for this position based upon your experience and education, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry; marital, disabled or veteran status. We are committed to creating and maintaining a workforce environment that is free from any form of discrimination or harassment.
  • Self-starter with the ability to manage to tight timelines
  • Positive, energetic attitude, and initiative; Strong work ethic
  • Quality mindedness
  • Ability to read, write and speak English fluently

Responsibilities

  • What Will You Do?
  • Review and authorize overall material procurement, warehousing and distributing of raw materials, goods-in-process, and finished goods; and controlling and scheduling of material flow.
  • Ensure the processing of changed orders and appropriate communications with vendors regarding material and quantity requirement revisions, rate adjustments and incorrect materials
  • Place purchase orders to support manufacturing and engineering requirements
  • Update pricing in system to ensure that all accounting records are correct
  • Resolve quality issues with suppliers
  • Review MRP exception messages, purchase requisitions, shortage reports, and past-due purchase orders; take timely action to maintain material availability.
  • Plan future requirements of raw materials based on forecasts
  • Maintain accurate purchasing and planning master data within the ERP system
  • Identify and implement cost reduction opportunities
  • Assist in qualifying new vendors
  • Monitor supplier confirmations and expedite, defer, reschedule, or cancel purchase orders based on changing production and inventory requirements
  • Identify material shortages and supplier risks; communicate potential production impacts, recovery plans, and escalation needs
  • Work closely with Leadership to gain work direction and to obtain assistance in escalated problem resolution
  • Recommend and assist in development of purchasing-related processes and procedures
  • Coordinate with other departments to determine materials needed and schedules to be met; communicate commitment concerns to Leadership
  • Responsible for purchase order files, invoices and related purchasing records
  • Consistently support compliance by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting noncompliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations
  • Understand workplace hazards and take steps to proactively prevent and report hazards or injuries in the workplace. Cooperate in Safety Programs, initiatives, and investigations.
  • Demonstrate our five core values of Integrity, Customer Responsiveness,

Preferred Qualifications

  • Degree with emphasis in inventory and purchasing/materials management
  • Knowledge of MRP-based software systems
  • Knowledge of APICS
  • Knowledge of Inventory Management
  • Understanding of Lean Manufacturing
  • WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required (for the majority of the working day) to sit and make coordinated movements of the fingers for data entry on a keyboard.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
  • General office environment
  • May require regular ground travel to other company facilities
  • Long-distance or air travel as needed – not to exceed 10% travel.
  • Note: Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to/from this job at any time. Milestone is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. You will be considered for this position based upon your experience and education, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry; marital, disabled or veteran status. We are committed to creating and maintaining a workforce environment that is free from any form of discrimination or harassment.

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