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Objective:
The primary objective of the Procurement Coordinator is planning and maintaining a material procurement process which establishes and achieves the least total cost, best quality and timely delivery for material purchases from domestic and international suppliers to ensure customer needs are satisfied. Roles and Responsibilities:
- Complete the purchase of production and/or non-production materials according to schedules or purchase requisitions and coordinate suppliers to meet Company’s goals regarding quality, delivery and cost
- Plan/schedule suppliers/sub-contractors to maintain uninterrupted flow of materials including raw materials, components, sub-components and services from internal, domestic and international suppliers
- Raise purchase orders to ensure timely delivery of components in line with materials and production planning requirements
- Identify, notify and manage potential shortages by planning and expediting internally and externally
- Coordinate all planning and scheduling activities to achieve customer delivery requirements
- Continuously work to minimize items on back orders from domestic and international suppliers
- Expedite and reschedule open purchase orders to suit planning/production/customer service requirements by negotiating with suppliers for delaying or bringing forward, cancelling, reducing or minimizing ordered quantities to minimize impact on inventory holding
- Liaise with freight forwarders for all coming materials from overseas suppliers and maintain in-transit report for accurate online information for Customer Service
- Manage inventory levels to optimum levels to achieve balance between customer service and working capital (over stock v/s stock outs)
- Improve systems and processes to deliver greater efficiency and effectiveness of service for company and customers
- Liaise with field and internal staff in relation to purchasing requests and keep them informed on technical details, price and availability
- Support management team with all required reporting of data analysis and prepare reports, in clear and concise communication methods
- Additional duties as assigned
- Educational
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Experience
- 5 years minimum Industrial Purchasing experience
- Experience with ERP systems such as M3, SAP or Oracle
- Previous Hydraulics experience preferred
- Broad distribution/manufacturing knowledge
- Experience negotiating supply priorities of raw materials
- Understanding of freight forwarding processes
- Experience dealing with freight forwards, customs agents, and suppliers
- Skills
- Advanced communication skills, verbal and written
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office, emphasis on Excel
- Ability to multi-task and handle competing deadlines
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Excellent time management and planning skills
