About the role
- Maintain relations with suppliers and manage supplier communication
- Place orders for raw materials and purchased parts according to production requirements
- Receive and handle order confirmations
- Check and modify purchase orders according to production plan changes using Shortage List and Open Purchase Order List
- Track shipments and follow up as needed
- Perform regular weekly stock checks to avoid overstock
- Minimize risk of obsolescence via weekly obsolete report checks
- Correspond with freight forwarders and warehouses and organize transportation when needed
- Deal with claims and settle debit/credit issues
- File and record necessary procurement documents
- Check inventory of critical materials and coordinate discrepancy resolution with warehouse personnel
- Handle purchasing data privacy
- Ensure active components are available in time at agreed prices
- Review requisitions and MRP output; order, reschedule, cancel materials accordingly
- Maintain procurement records (items purchased, costs, delivery, inventories) and reports/metrics
- Manage supplier performance for price, delivery and quality and escalate when appropriate
- Approve invoices for payment
- Investigate inventory levels and monitor material movement through production cycle
- Conduct quarterly supplier reviews
Requirements
- Typically requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Working usage of Word, Excel and Power Point
- English language knowledge
- Data entry, ten-key, spreadsheet (PC)
- ERP software experience
- Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence and memos
- Ability to write simple correspondence
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts (discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, volume)
- Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry
- Ability to apply common sense comprehension to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
- Health Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Flex pays for all costs associated with the application, interview or offer process
ATS Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
data entryinventory managementpurchase order managementsupplier performance managementcost analysisMRP output reviewobsolescence managementtransportation coordinationclaims resolutionprocurement documentation
Soft skills
communicationproblem-solvingorganizational skillsattention to detailanalytical skillspresentation skillscomprehensioncollaborationnegotiationtime management