Description

• Efficiently manage the assigned group of items and suppliers to deliver the best inventory turns while maintaining a high level of customer service.

• Uses available inventory replenishment methods and practices to ensure minimum SLOB (Slow/obsolete) and scrap inventory and maximum availability of inventory for active items, including strategic inventory hedge builds and new product introduction support. 

• Develops and manages the various databases to ensure systems work smoothly. 
• Kanban
• MRP
• Wait-Work sheets
• Safety Stock
• BPCS/CIC/BPA
• Lead-times

• Is proficient in expediting suppliers and logistics and is familiar with impact order management.  Escalates when necessary.

• Knows how to practice lead-time suppression and alert to removing waste from the process (lean).

• Can manage tactical duties with suppliers and report out on supplier performance.

• Is customer service driven.  Knows how to establish safety stock positions, best stocking locations and kanbans lot sizes.

• Knows how to resolve problems and discrepancies with quality, delivery dates, quantity and invoicing of purchased commodities - 360 degree material planning.

• Owns the tactical day-to-day supplier relationship.

• Is skilled at harvesting and shepherding new cost-down and new sources to deliver savings to the company.  Pushing this information to the necessary owners (ex. Commodity Managers, Regional Sourcing Managers, Logistics) and monitoring to completion.

• Participate in and use quality improvement process in resolving problems in the work environment.

• Works well in a team environment – knows several problem solving techniques.

• Evening and weekend communication with overseas team members or suppliers occasionally required.

• Minimum 3 years of experience in purchasing, material control or related fields.
• Strong analytical problem solving ability.
• Proficient in MS Office
• Good oral and written communications skills.
• Willing to make infrequent overnight travel.

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree
• CPIM preferred

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