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- Researches products, prepares purchase orders and places orders, and selects vendors
- Organizes product information, and tracks back orders
- Obtains materials from suppliers at the lowest cost consistent with considerations of quality, reliability of source and urgency of need
- Studies market trends, interviews vendors, and recommends sources of supply
- Analyzes quotations received, selects or recommends suppliers, and schedules deliveries.
- Develops and maintains necessary records and files for efficient operation
- Occasionally sends RFQ for Raw Material Inventory with new and existing suppliers according to requests from Material Coordinator or Planner.
- Prepares purchase orders, solicit bid proposals, and review requisitions for materials/supplies and services.
- Maintain Approved Supplier List documentation such as Supplier Questionnaires and Certifications as applicable.
- Confers with suppliers on critical Purchase Orders to ensure prompt deliveries as applicable and adjusts delivery dates based on business need.
- Verify bills from suppliers to ensure proper payment as requested.
- Work with other purchasing personnel to generate monthly reports such as Raw Material Savings (Ti/SS), Key Supplier Score Cards, Open PO's status, etc.
- Participate in inventory reconciliation including cycle counting and yearly physical inventories
- Proactively report product and material availability issues occasionally assists in the development and implementation of mitigation plans related to these issues
- Frequently participates in daily production meetings
- Occasionally reviews catalogs, industry periodicals, directories, trade journals, and Internet sites and consult with other department personnel to locate necessary goods and services
- Selects vendors on the basis of price, capability, and past performance following departmental guidelines and commodity strategy
- Maintains and reviews computerized or manual records of items purchased, costs, deliveries, product performance, and inventories.
- Confers with staff, users, and vendors to discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services and determine corrective action.
- Implement CIPs (Cost Improvement Projects) and PPV (Purchase Price Variance) opportunities in order to meet annual variance goals
- Occasionally analyzes the requirements of the commodity, including preliminary specifications, preferred supplier and date commodity as needed.
- Perform tasks in M2M related to purchasing activities (i.e. item master, purchase order, vendors, purchasing reports, RFQ, etc.)
- Occasionally draft and route procurement specification changes and updates via established document control system
- Advocates for the health and safety of self, co-workers, customers, and the community.
- Support quality and compliance by adhering to all procedures, work instructions, and forms per the Quality Management Systems (QMS).
- Completes all required training.
- Opportunity to work in a growing company
- Ability to help people live a longer, more active life
- Comprehensive benefit package
- Ability to work in an organization that values:
- Integrity First: We do the right thing
- Teamwork: We are one Orchid
- Results: Our results matter
- This job operates in a manufacturing environment. This role routinely moves about the facility to check-up on team members' progress and frequently operates a computer or other machinery as required.
- Ability to work flexible work schedule as required to meet the demands of the business.
- Candidates offered employment may be required to submit to a pre-employment background check and pre-employment drug-screening based on position requirements
- Candidates must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States through eVerify
Vacancy expired!