Specialist - Procurement

Role overview

Procurement and suppliers

• Maintain supplier relationships and obtain pricing, availability, and delivery information.
• Review requisitions and MRP output; place, reschedule, or cancel orders based on requirements.
• Manage supplier expectations for price, delivery, and quality, escalating issues when appropriate.
• Receive and handle confirmations; approve invoices for payment.
• Handle claims and settle debit and credit issues.

Materials, inventory, and logistics

• Adjust purchase orders based on production-plan changes, shortage lists, and open purchase order lists.
• Track and expedite shipments; coordinate with freight forwarders and warehouses and arrange transportation when needed.
• Review stock regularly to avoid overstock and reduce obsolescence risk.
• Check critical-material inventory and resolve warehouse inventory discrepancies.
• Monitor materials through the production cycle and ensure components are available on time at the requested price.

Records and reporting

• Maintain procurement records of items purchased, costs, delivery, and inventory; file required documents and maintain reports and metrics.
• Handle purchasing data privacy and conduct quarterly supplier reviews.

Experience and qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• At least 3 years of procurement or supply chain experience.
• Working use of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, English, data entry, ten-key, spreadsheets, and ERP software may be required.

Benefits

• Health insurance and paid time off.