Purchasing Specialist

We are excited to announce an opportunity for the role of Purchasing Specialist. This position helps to purchase goods and services as required through approved suppliers verifying price, on-time delivery, compliance, and quality are met while adhering to procurement policies and procedures.

 

What you’ll do… 

• Follow and commit to meet Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for safety, quality, production, efficiency and service requirements
• Follow practices and processes intended to provide safe products that comply with appropriate laws and regulations and meet the company quality standards
• Follow and commit to safety and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
• Purchase Maintenance, Repair and Operating (MRO) goods and services, and other materials, parts, supplies or services needed by the plant or warehouse to ensure appropriate inventory levels
• Create non inventory purchase orders and MRP driven purchase orders, track requisitions, research, and resolve discrepancies
• Maintain relationships and communicate with local suppliers and/or internal departments from requests through delivery
• Initiate new vendor setup requests
• Create and manage purchase information records
• File claims and track status for defective or returned products, repairs, and warranties
• Collaborate with corporate procurement to establish facility service agreements for services such as janitorial, landscaping, and/or repairs
• Effectively utilize SAP purchase information record data, and outline agreements, for source and pricing on all purchase orders
• Coordinate with plant leadership in seeking approval for emergency orders
• Resolve ageing purchase requests and purchase orders
• Reconcile credit card (p-card) purchases