Purchasing Agent

Buyer | Michigan City, IN

Temporary Opportunity

Starting Pay: $25/hr

Shift(s): 1st Shift

Requirements & Skills:

·BS Degree (preferred) or equivalent work experience

• Strong interpersonal and active listening skills

·5 years’ purchasing, planning or supply chain experience within industrial manufacturing

• Knowledge of MRP system(s) (SAP) and Microsoft Office applications
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills a must.

·Ability to manage multiple priorities, adapt to change, and work well across all levels of the organization

·Ability to creatively solve problems

·Self- Motivated and Assertive

Primary Duties Include:

·Purchase Order Management & Order Execution through SAP

·Non-Conforming Material Management

·Invoice and Pricing Resolution

·Expediting and Order Tracking

·Internal Status Communication

·Procurement Planning and Project Management

·Maintain Revision Control for all material

·Enable supplier participation with Supplier Web tool

·Daily Supplier Management and Communication

·Control Direct and Indirect Cost to meet Program Margins

·Prioritization and Communication of Workload for Receiving, Inspection, and Quality Teams

·Departmental Metric Accountability - On-Time Delivery, Material Flow, Inventory Management

·Establishing Accurate SAP Planning Parameters and Material Replenishment Strategies

·Collaboration with Commodity Managers to Select Sources and Obtain Quotes

·Collaboration with Engineering, Quality, and Program Management on NPD Objectives and Risk Mitigation

JMJ Talent Solutions – Michigan City | (219) 879-4900

www.jmjtalent.com

JMJ Talent Solutions is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our policy of equal employment opportunity is to recruit, hire, train and promote persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, handicap or any other protected status.