OEM Purchasing Agent
Salzgitter AG
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Waukesha • Wisconsin • United States
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About the role
- Works on establishing preferred suppliers for product groups (global supplier database)
- Interface between purchasing and technology working with technical sales, engineering and layout departments
- Responsible to drive for optimization and integration of OEM machines with KHS equipment incorporating modular and line concepts
- Provides global market analysis with a technical focus
- Analyzes supplier capabilities and capacities to ensure machinery to machinery fit from a mechanical, electrical and programming perspective in order to mitigate risk and expenses
- Development of a tool set to facilitate the analysis of savings (cost structure analyzes, etc.)
- Responsible for supplier audits and assists with Factory Acceptance Testing (when required)
- Develops detailed knowledge of technical requirements, machines / systems / systems and trades in filling and packaging systems for glass, PET, cans and kegs
- Application of a preferred OEM portfolio of product groups, approved suppliers and approved products (range and scope of equipment)
- Assist to establish mechanical and electrical interface and signal exchange documents for seamless integration with KHS line equipment (signal exchange, MES, REDIS)
- Assures OEM suppliers provide KHS engineering with supplier machine envelope dimensions to support line layouts, include media connection and consumption data (Total Cost of Ownership)
- Assures OEM suppliers provide machinery documentation
- Creation of technical specifications and product configurations in close cooperation with KHS engineering and technical departments
- Support offer management in the technical analysis / evaluation of customer offers and specifications with operational, performance specifications to improve the supplier quoting process and to minimize cost variables (technical risk assessment)
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in business, management, supply chain, engineering or similar discipline preferred
- Five years of experience in purchasing in a manufacturing environment involving machine components
- Two years purchasing components for KHS machines preferred
- Ability to synthesize data from manufacturing requisitions and procure the materials needed at price/quality standards in the shortest time frame.
- Ability to read blueprints and understand technical specifications of parts and sub-assemblies
- Proficiency in application of manufacturing processes including welding, plating, grinding, electro polishing, CNC machining and fabricating.
- ERP experience required, SAP experience preferred
- Ability to communicate and collaborate with all managerial levels of a global organization.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision insurance offered at 30 days of employment
- Generous Educational Reimbursement program
- Company sponsored Life and Disability Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Ten (10) Paid Holidays per year
- 401K with Company Match
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
market analysissupplier auditstechnical specificationscost structure analysismechanical interfaceelectrical interfacesignal exchangemanufacturing processesCNC machiningprogramming
Soft Skills
data synthesiscommunicationcollaborationtechnical risk assessment
Certifications
bachelor’s degree