Position Summary:
Manage and procure inventory levels required to meet shipment and operations objectives through manufacturing or purchasing procurement. Interface with Suppliers and Manufacturing personnel as required to meet/exceed Customer Service requirements. Support Marketing lead time requirements for all IP Models. Manage a predetermined value of Inventory. Manage service and production parts.
Essential Responsibilities:
Review daily order reports to identify product requirements:
Supplier open order report
Supplier salvage report
Supplier OTP report
Supplier portfolio management
Realize savings report
Contracting & negotiating with assigned suppliers
Create purchase orders
Modify existing purchase orders
Other activities as part of sourcing system for a wide range of mechanical parts
Development of strategic sourcing concept
Expedite deliveries
Work with suppliers to balance capacity and requirements to satisfy OTP and inventory levels
Review, evaluate and make disposition of excess and obsolete inventory
Execute ECN materials actions
Manage and reconcile inventory discrepancies due to lost parts and supplier non-conformance issues
Manage supplier/manufacturing stocking programs
Backup co-workers as required due to vacation, illness etc.
Identify safety stock revisions
Assist supply chain with supplier relations by reviewing on a monthly basis
Work with engineering, contracts and planner to develop safety stock levels to support project demand
Communicate any delays caused by abnormal demand, salvage, scrap or late parts
Prepare Regional expense report, Realized savings report, supplier performance report and supplier capacity evaluation report monthly
Work with suppliers and manufacturing to establish priorities when bottlenecks exist. Requires making decisions on partial shipments, splitting machining lots and other possibilities to maximize customer service
Secure and analyze quotations; negotiate price and terms with suppliers and recommend based on cost, quality and delivery.
Coordinate as appropriate quality matters and engineering changes/developments between manufacturing operations and suppliers
Initiate and facilitate problem-solving skills, implement solutions and track results.
Identify, suggest and implement process improvements by taking own initiative and generate lean projects in purchasing department
Establish, retain and maintain data integrity with the current running ERP system
Cost reduction initiatives
Resolve complex delivery, quality or other related problems with purchases
Serve technical focal for special or high level audits & assessments of suppliers systems, processes & products.Position Requirements:
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Engineering with minimum of 5 years of experience in relevant filed
OTHER SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:
Managerial experience preferred
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
PC Literate
Knowledge of Goulds Pumps Products preferred
Previous experience in dealing with foundries & casted parts
Prior experience in dealing with Fabrication & machined parts
ERP & SAP software fluencies
Query processing ERP/Excel
Presentation skills & ability to manage multiple priorities
