
Procurement Specialist
Owens Corning
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Blythewood • South Carolina • United States
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About the role
- Responsible for sourcing and purchasing goods and services
- Manage supplier relationships and ensure cost-effective supply chain solutions while maximizing customer satisfaction
- Work with other Plants, purchase new or repair MRO goods
- Manage storeroom, ensuring accurate inventory control
- Conduct and document Hazard Identifications, Safe Behavior Observations, facility audits
- Own Central Stores quality control with the need to read engineering blueprints
- Responsibility with managing MRO inventory
- Contract negotiation and maintenance
- Maintain Sarbanes Oxley compliance within job function
- Generates reports to assist with SPOT tool for assigning criticality to spare parts
- Identify and initiate cost savings and productivity improvement opportunities
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or 10+ years working in Supply Chain in a Manufacturing environment
- 2-5 years’ experience in a procurement, supply chain, customer service, or materials management role preferred
- Critical thinking, analytical skills and problem solving
- Can operate in a fast paced, day to day operations work environment
- Excellent communication skills
- A sense of curiosity
- Able to work independently and with a team in a matrix environment
- The ability to manage multiple activities, manage projects, and effectively communicate results
- High work standards / quality
- Decision making capabilities a must
- General supply chain and business acumen
- SAP and Microsoft computer skills
- Highly motivated and results driven.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
sourcingpurchasinginventory controlcontract negotiationcost savingsproductivity improvementHazard IdentificationsSafe Behavior Observationsquality controlengineering blueprints
Soft Skills
critical thinkinganalytical skillsproblem solvingcommunication skillscuriosityindependenceteamworkproject managementdecision makinghigh work standards