Description Robert Half is working with an amazing company near Warsaw, IN in search of a purchasing administrator to start immediately! The responsibilities include: procurement of materials, supplies and contract services required to maintain the building and operations through placing purchase orders, price negotiation, and collaborating with department managers. Duties and Responsibilities
Assemble purchase orders and purchase requisitions to order materials, goods and supplies
Input new suppliers and data into business information systems such as Sage, etc.
Monitor inventory and as needed, collaborate with appropriate parties to reduce inventory on hand.
Work with suppliers to maintain ISO levels of quality and to address delivery issues in a prompt manner on a daily basis
Maintain Policy Deployment matrix to achieve established Purchasing department Policy Deployment goals.
Owner and champion of the Kanban process when ordering inventory
Review quotes to determine areas where company may obtain deeper price discounts, improved payments terms, and a favorable delivery schedule
Maintains and files quotes
Efficiently and effectively communicates with suppliers and other parties to obtain quotes, delivery dates, and other information needed to resolve open purchase orders, shipment statuses, and pricing issues
Ensure that all materials are received in a timely manner and in good condition along with performing any needed follow-up on orders to meet scheduled delivery dates
Safeguards accuracy of purchases through receipt comparison and confirmation; resolves shipments in error with suppliers
Tracks and reports vendor performance reviews along with executing necessary vendor corrective action plans.
Manages any and all procurement activities including RFP’s (Request For Purchases)
Collaborates with Value Stream Managers, Material Manager, and others to order necessary inventory as needed
Verifying, preparing, and forwarding purchase orders; verifies receipt of items and forwarding to A/P
Cross-trains in other areas as deemed appropriate
Attends meetings as requested
Maintain purchasing system per ISO requirements
Executes any and all further tasks as requested by Management
Requirements
High School diploma or international educational equivalent required
A minimum of two (2) years manufacturing purchasing experience within a related industry required
Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and have experience with MAS 200 or other related business software
Experience with computerized accounting required
Associate’s/Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain or related field preferred
Prior experience preparing and presenting comprehensive reports pertaining to purchasing to key stakeholders
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