Procurement Specialist - (Res Ops Oracle Site)

Summary:

Responsible for managing and optimizing of the supply chain.  Responsibilities include:  material planning, inventory management, supplier delivery performance, and working capital efficiency. This role involves coordination with internal and external stakeholders, third-party service providers, logistics, warehouse, operations, accounts payable, to ensure seamless supply operations. 

The selected candidate must reside near and be able to regularly work on-site at one of our Residential Operations (Res Ops) Oracle locations, following a hybrid work schedule

Available locations include:

• Pella, IA
• Sioux Center, IA
• Shenandoah, IA
• Carroll, IA
• Portland, OR
• Fort Worth, TX
• Macomb, IL
• Murray, KY
• Reidsville, NC
• Gettysburg, PA
• Troy, OH

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: for the following objections and supporting actions/tasks. Other duties may be assigned.

• Manage daily execution of purchased materials to support Operations: placing Purchase Orders, managing exceptions, supplier on time delivery, expedite determination, inventory strategy calibration and execution, and invoice resolution.
• Collaborate with suppliers on component demand forecasts, supplier stocking program, ordering methods, inventory levels, safety stock, and lead time improvement opportunities. 
• Evaluating forecasts and identifying capacity concerns, recognize supply/demand issues impacting order flow, and communicate constraints remediation to the network when necessary.
• Maintain and manage procurement attributes/settings on all purchased items. 
• Develop future state objectives to achieve operational excellence, including working capital and supplier on-time delivery goals.
• Monitoring supplier shipments and acting accordingly with serviceable solutions for operations. (Purchase order outliers, critical overdue and exception process, open supply gaps, deviations, cycle adjustment report, etc.) 
• Collaborating with suppliers to address performance issues, including on-time deliveries and product quality. 
• Working in partnership with Supplier Performance Management, Category Management, Cost Management & Analytics, Plant Receiving/Stockrooms, Operations, and New Product Introduction (NPI) on strategic initiatives.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Education and/or Experiences:  

• Educational Background: Bachelor's degree preferred, preferably in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Engineering, or Transportation/Logistics. Will consider candidates with 3-5yrs of hands-on experience in Supply Chain in leu of educational requirements.

Skills: 

• Strong analytical skills. 
• Act as a mentor/manager to other team members, utilizing influence without authority.
• Proven ability to analyze, present, summarize, and provide recommendations.
• Demonstrated understanding of interactions across Materials Requirement Planning, EOQ, MOQ, Safety Stock, and Material Lead Time.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with internal and external stakeholders.
• Influence: The ability to influence and negotiate with suppliers and team members to achieve desired outcomes.
• Problem Solving: Strong problem-solving skills to address supply chain challenges and find creative solutions.
• Analytical: Proficiency in data analysis and interpretation to make informed supply chain decisions.
• Desire to Learn: A strong willingness to learn and stay updated on industry trends and technologies in supply chain management is important.

Computer Skills: 

• Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Microsoft Power BI

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations 

• Recommended to achieve Supply Chain Planning Certificate – Synchronized Planning / ASCM within 1 year of employment. 

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described he