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1-3 years experience. Expediting orders, managing late order report. Assisting the buyer with sourcing activities for urgent orders. Constant communication with the buyer and the supply chain analyst. Must have basic knowledge of excel. Required to work in office Monday through Friday. Normal business hours 7-3:30.
The incumbent is responsible for ensuring a consistent implementation of PPG procurement strategies and policies.. He/She is the interface between the Aerospace SBU local organizations and the Global Supply Management department on supply issues and cost savings opportunities. He/she executes SBU planning and enterprise agreements in daily procurement activity. All procurement-related activity for the assigned commodities will be performed by this candidate. He/She is also responsible for ensuring maximum cost savings for Client customers and optimizing working capital and margins through negotiation of terms and pricing where applicable. He/She is responsible for ensuring that supplier price lists are accurate.
1. Assists with issuing purchase orders on behalf of PPG.
2. Ensure a consistent implementation of PPG Procurement strategies and policies. The key stakeholders include the SBU local organizations locations, Operations Directors and Supply Chain Directors who are the partners to deliver the expected goals for the Aerospace SBU.
3. Drives compliance to chosen suppliers and contracted terms and conditions.
4. Ensures that the agreed upon conditions negotiated between the Global/Regional Category Managers and the suppliers are implemented completely and accurately, including Consignment Stocks, Vendor Managed Inventory, Packaging switches, Payment Terms, Supply Chain Finance, Rebates
5. Handles issues with suppliers such as urgent supply needs or force majeure situations
6. Communicates with SBU management and Supply Chain on supply issues and potential savings opportunities.
7. Effectively coordinates the on-boarding of new suppliers, lead and drive alternative suppliers/product approvals with the technical teams, local manufacturing and logistic teams.
8. Challenges the SBU to develop effective supply processes such as coordinating order consolidation and evaluating MOQ regularly.
9. Ensure best practices are in place with local Operations and Supply Chain.
10. Monitors the interaction between forecast and procurement triggers and communicates anomalies to the Supply Chain team as warranted.
11. Handles external requests from suppliers and customers including audits as well as any request from EH&S that affect suppliers.
12. Manages late purchase orders.
13. Reacts appropriately to expedite requests and ERP triggers.
14. Works with corporate logistics to ensure the use of preferred shippers for inbound shipments.
15. Addresses issues with inbound shipments to ensure timely resolution.
