Job Activities:
- Reviews, executes, and enters purchase orders for the items assigned to MRP requirements.
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Obtains and analyzes competitive quotes and negotiates favorable pricing and terms for products tooling and services.
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Manages new and established supplier relationships and activities at a daily, strategic level.
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Expedites delivery of goods on routine shortages and communicates outcomes to production. Recognizes critical shortages and communicates them immediately to management. Works to find and present solutions.
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Communicates late deliveries and backorders to suppliers.
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Works with Engineering and Purchasing Management to identify alternate sources of supply as a last resort.
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Develops and implements strategies to control total landed cost over the short and long term while avoiding factory stock-outs.
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Champions efforts to effectively reduce and eliminate excess and obsolete inventory.
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Research invoice discrepancies and work with suppliers to resolve disagreements.
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Updates all Purchase Order changes in a timely manner.
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Communicates on a timely basis with all internal customers and management.
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Follows up consistently on supplier commitments regarding late, return, and critical deliveries, corrective actions, sample requests and receiving and invoice discrepancies.