Jobs

Responsibilities:
Working in close partnership with the Engineering and Operations teams responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Prepare and manage RFP/RFQ proposals, purchase agreements, and statements of work
• Evaluate supplier quotes for products and services to select key suppliers, assuring quality supply, delivery logistics, lead time, and payment terms are met.
• Supplier assessments & audits to ensure their ability to perform in all required aspects
• Ensure product availability based on sales forecasting by reviewing and reacting to MRP forecasting and planning messages.
• Place and manage purchase orders with external suppliers and service providers (OP).
• Establish and reinforce expectations with vendors/suppliers and maintain positive, honest, ethical relationships.
• Negotiate cost savings and lead time.
• Communicate in person, via telephone, and in writing with vendors and suppliers regarding ordering, negotiating debits and chargebacks, freight terms, order status, and other issues.
• Supports OTD, quality and profitability for the manufacture of simulated product lines.
• Supports lean manufacturing flow & CI initiatives.
• Works with Product Management/Engineering to obtain item masters, specification sheets, and other pertinent documents as required purchasing products.
• Recommends enhancements to purchasing, scheduling, and inventory procedures & practices, along with participating in internal team meetings.
• Reconciles invoice and receipt discrepancies, process RMA’s and help resolve quality issues.
• Recommends and aids in with implementation of inventory reduction efforts.
• Reporting of commodity/vendor KPI’s amongst vendors – both internally to the mgmt. team as well as the vendors
• Ensuring system data (pricing, lead times, etc.) stays accurate at all times