SUMMARY

Has responsibility for ensuring that materials supply equals demand, optimizing overall cost of Purchasing, supporting the business development effort with current and potential customers, and development / implementation of purchasing strategies.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

·       Has responsibility for Plant-wide steel structure purchasing activities.

·       Develops and implements new purchasing strategies per unique customer requirements.

·       Has responsibility for overall development of supplier relations and performance monitoring.

·       Reviews and authorizes Terms and Conditions.

·       Defines and monitors key metrics such as inventory turns.

·       Has responsibility for ensuring that materials supply equals demand, optimizing overall cost of Purchasing.

·       Ensures Operation’s execution to the company Supply Chain strategies.

·       Supports the development of company Supply Chain strategies and systems.

·       Indoctrinates the importance of having materials supply equal demand. 

·       Ensures that Materials Planners participate in determining MPS loading to create a realistic commitment that best supports customer needs. 

·       Maintains a disciplined process to ensure materials availability to support production activities per the Master Production Schedule without creating materials liability for the company. 

·       Disconnects between materials supply and requirements such as shortages, non-conformance, high stocks, and excess/obsolete materials are continuously monitored and eliminated. 

·       Drives down overall cost of materials including component pricing, freight expenses, administration expenses, materials liability, and high stock.

·       Assures that component purchase price should be projected to accurately reflect the inventory value for the financial period in Standard Costing process.

·       Ensures that MPV is optimized. Ensures that quoted cost to the customer is competitive yet maximizes the amount of favorable Materials Price Variance (MPV).

·       Ensures all purchase orders are placed with pricing and terms & conditions that are negotiated and agreed to by company management team.

·       Ensures that Operation’s supply base contributes to success of the Operation and that suppliers are selected based on overall cost effectiveness and their ability to meet the company`s requirements.

·       Monitors, tracks, and provides feedback on suppliers’ performance on overall cost, delivery, and quality.

REQUIREMENTS:

·       Bachelor's Degree Required in Materials Logistics Management, Business Administration or equivalent discipline.

·       At least 5 years’ experience with at least 2 years in material purchasing role in steel structure parts and related product purchasing experience.

·       APICS, NAPM, or CPM certifications preferred.

Skills

·       Bachelor's Degree Required in Materials Logistics Management, Business Administration or equivalent discipline.

·       At least 5 years’ experience with at least 2 years in material purchasing role in steel structure parts and related product purchasing experience.

·       APICS, NAPM, or CPM certifications preferred.

·  Indirect purchasing

·  need with a driving license