Senior Purchasing Agents support supply chain activities by ordering supplies and materials. They report directly to a Purchasing Supervisor supporting the efforts to maintain adequate inventory levels of purchased parts and material. The agent also participates in vendor relationship management and identifies cost-saving opportunities to support their company’s profitability goals.
Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
· Prepare and releases purchase orders, floor stock items and any other purchases as needed
· Maintenance and upkeep of MRP database for accurate representation of inventory by requesting cycle count of parts as needed
· Obtain vendor PO acknowledgements and update GSS purchase orders due dates
· Manage vendor relationships based on established KPIs such as performance, quality, pricing, and delivery schedules and ensure the best possible pricing and availability to meet tight organizational demand.
· Use sourced vendors for high volume items with the goal of maintaining cost saving goals for assigned commodities and materials.
· Regularly expedite current open orders to ensure vendors will meet their promised delivery dates.
· Provide priorities to suppliers during shortage crises.
· Support warehouse material receivers in resolving discrepancies on PO’s.
· Collaborate with other departments (engineering, production, quality) and vendors regarding problem resolution, material availability and cost.
· Communicate with production, planning, project management, sales, and engineering of possible ship shorts
· Prepares and reviews vendor proposals and negotiates vendor agreements within budgetary limitations and scope of authority
· Participates with quality department and operations management in supplier/vendor visits to qualify the supplier/vendor as a new source and assists in the resolution of production, design, quality, and or delivery problems.
· Support accounting with invoicing discrepancies.
· Support Material Analysts in analyzing pricing trends, break point pricing, consumption and order frequency to determine a procurement strategy.
· Work with Material Analysts on quarterly review of the replenishment strategy; Kanban, Re-order Point, MRP.
· Ensure sub-contract services processes are functioning efficiently.
· Collaborate with Shipping Coordinators on sub-contract purchase orders for outsourced painting and plating services. (OSP)
· Prepare SAP reports to support warehouse material receivers with Schneider free-issued parts. (Kathy)
· Upholding procurement policies and procedures.
Key Qualifications/ Skills:
1. Must possess at least 2 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment procuring/ planning material.
2. Proficiency with the following computer software: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Outlook. Must quickly adapt to learning new software.
3. Ability to coordinate and execute multiple projects simultaneously with the capacity to work independently, coupled with the ability to plan and perform work with minimal direction and supervision.
4. Prior experience with MRP software.
5. Excellent problem solving and resolution skills. Analytical and creative skills to identify solutions to problems in a real time
6. Excellent planning, time, organizational and priority management
7. Must be detail oriented.
8. Excellent written and oral communication skills.
9. Has worked in a Manufacturing setting previously
Education
High School or GED required
Bachelor’s Degree preferred or a minimum of 2 years’ experience with a working knowledge
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Application Question(s):
- Do you have any family members who work for EPD?
Ability to Relocate:
- Houston, TX 77090: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person