* Perform the planning and purchasing of raw materials, components, machinery, equipment, tools, parts, outside processing and other supplies and services as necessary for operation of organization.
* Identify opportunities to improve company policies and procedures regarding strategic and tactical purchasing activities. Develop proposals, present justifications, and implement changes to pursue these opportunities.
* Review material requisition requests for completeness and proper signature authority. Validate and/or recommend appropriate vendor selection and negotiate most favorable terms for the company.
* Obtain quotations and examine bids. Check requisitions, contact vendors, and initiate contracts.
* Prepare, review, approve at authorized levels and issue purchase orders or change-orders to suppliers and negotiate contracts within budgetary limitations and with management oversight. Obtain appropriate approval signatures as required.
* Perform all the purchasing activities in the Tier 1 ERP system, and ensure accuracy of information being entered.
* Analyze the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and delivery conditions in order to determine present and future material requirements.
* Negotiate, schedule and maintain deliveries in support of MRP requirements based on the established ABC value distribution purchasing model.
* Establish KanBan agreements where appropriate to minimize inventory levels and purchase order management activities. Maintain appropriate minimum and delivery quantities for KanBan items based on MRP.
* Manage assigned suppliers in terms of delivery and quality performance. Coordinate cross functional efforts/initiatives to improve supplier performance against these metrics as well as cost reduction activities.
* Arrange for the disposal (return-to-vendor, rework, and/or scrapping) of inactive and obsolete part numbers.
* Review and ensure timely fulfillment of Technical and Customer Service MRP requirements.
* Attend Material Review Board (MRB) meetings for "Defective Material Form" (DMF) review of rejected part numbers to determine related error ownership including requesting a formal supplier corrective action plan. Ensure proper and timely processing of vendor returns/repairs/scrap.
* Approve invoices for payment when necessary
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