Sourcing Specialist
Lincoln Electric
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Michigan City • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $74,603 - $138,549 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
Tech Stack
ERP
About the role
- Evaluate suppliers’ proposals, costs, and quality, as well as oversee purchasing performance based on service and availability.
- Collaborate with Engineering on new product developments and provide timely follow-through on Engineering Change Notifications (ECN).
- Collate purchase orders and purchase requisitions in order to order materials, goods and supplies, including RFQ’s (Request for Quotes) and requisitions.
- Resolve issues as they arise with non-supplied, under orders, over orders quality and damaged goods through problem resolution.
- Collaborate with the suppliers, engineering, planning, production, and inventory control daily on issues with non-supplied, under orders, over orders quality and damaged goods, resolving issues as they arise.
- Perform regular reviews of inventory planning parameters.
- Maintain and update supplier database for pricing, lead-times, country of origin, HST codes and contact information.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business, or a related field and/or 8 to 10 years purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong negotiating and decision-making skills.
- Comprehensive understanding of MS Excel, MS Word, and industry standard ERP/MRP platforms.
- Strong organizational skills and impeccable attention to detail.
- Strong multi-tasking skills and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent communication and customer service.
- Ability to work well with a team and collaborate cross-functionally.
- Able to thrive in a high-stress and fast-paced environment.
- Lean experience/certification a plus.
Benefits
- Family-oriented.
- First-of-the-month Friday company-supplied lunches.
- Company Parties including Christmas Party, Santa for the Kids, Summer Family Picnic, and more.
- Local charity events.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
purchasinginventory planningnegotiatingproblem resolutioncollaborationECN (Engineering Change Notifications)RFQ (Request for Quotes)attention to detailmulti-taskingdecision-making
Soft skills
organizational skillscommunicationcustomer serviceteamworkcollaborationadaptabilitystress managementproblem-solving
Certifications
Lean certification