Purchasing Analyst
Lincoln Electric
full-time
Posted on:
Location: 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $55,953 - $103,912 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
ERP
About the role
- Ensure that manufacturing has an uninterrupted supply of products and services to meet daily production goals at the most competitive costs
- Negotiate with suppliers for optimal cost and inventory replenishment strategies
- Collaborate with the team on meeting key metrics and continually monitor and improve supplier performance
- Evaluate suppliers’ proposals, costs, and quality, and oversee purchasing performance based on service and availability
- Minimize expenses and increase company profitability; develop detailed purchasing reports and recommend changes to acquisitions processes as needed
- Write orders and review bid proposals based on project requirements; collate purchase orders and purchase requisitions including RFQs
- Collaborate with Engineering on new product developments and provide timely follow through on Engineering Change Notifications (ECN)
- Resolve issues with non-supplied, under orders, over orders, quality and damaged goods through problem resolution; collaborate daily with suppliers, engineering, planning, production, and inventory control
- 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 5 years minimum purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment
- Manufacturing experience and a strong understanding of supply chain management concepts
- 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