ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Plans and orders needed material quantities within needed delivery dates

• Ensures good receipts according to requested delivery dates

• Enforces purchasing agreement dates with suppliers

• Ensures optimization of truck load for inbound deliveries

• Manage PPAP expected dates with suppliers.  Coordinates efforts between purchasing, engineering, and quality.

• Collaborates In vendor related projects

• Checks order confirmations regarding price and delivery date.  Works with purchasing to address discrepancies

• Communicates to suppliers any drawing and/or product specifications changes.  Ensures and monitors that supplier received and understood changes and requirements.

• Manage returns to suppliers, debit notes, parts replacements on time.

• Maintains the material master according to MRP fields

• Ensures inventory level per agreed upon targets

• Monitor inventory levels and expedited material as need to avoid production line disruptions

• Controls inbound premium cost and ensure approval process is followed

• Escalate unsolved backlog issue to assure assembly line is not disrupted

• Support PSA Activities and procedures with team members

• Perform all those activities that by the nature of the position are required.

MANAGEMENT & SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Job IS NOT DIRECTLY responsible for managing other employees.

KNOWLEDGE:

• SAP/ERP Knowledge
• Blueprint interpretation
• MS Office proficiency

EXPERIENCE:

• 1-3 Years of experience in MRP and ERP systems.
• Procurement exposure of different commodities (stampings, aluminum die casting, plastic injection, grey iron, fasteners)
• Effective negotiation
• SAP experience (preferred).

SKILLS:

• Solid analytical skills 
• Proficient in MS Excel
• Assertiveness
• Sense of urgency
• Excellent communication (English/Spanish)

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree required or APICS certification

Required Skills

SKILLS:

• Solid analytical skills 
• Proficient in MS Excel
• Assertiveness
• Sense of urgency
• Excellent communication (English/Spanish)

Required Experience

EXPERIENCE:

• 1-3 Years of experience in MRP and ERP systems.
• Procurement exposure of different commodities (stampings, aluminum die casting, plastic injection, grey iron, fasteners)
• Effective negotiation
• SAP experience (preferred).

SKILLS:

• Solid analytical skills 
• Proficient in MS Excel
• Assertiveness
• Sense of urgency
• Excellent communication (English/Spanish)