YOUR TASKS:

• Negotiating with suppliers for better pricing, quality, and delivery schedules in coordination with identifying new potential suppliers and maintaining relationships with existing ones
• Monitoring market trends and analyzing price structures to develop and implement procurement strategies
• Overseeing the preparation and processing budget and organizational spending in collaboration with other departments to ensure contracts, purchases, and other agreements align with company goals
• Reviewing, comparing, analyzing, and approving products and services to be purchased in conjunction with managing inventories and ensuring that product stock levels are maintained
• Ensuring compliance with procurement policies and regulations while performing risk management for supply contracts and agreements
• Ensure written flow charts, work instructions and/or standards for each position responsibility are consistent and accurate. Update, refine and adjust as needed or required
• Displays and contributes to knowledge in SAP MM/Purchasing. Advises weekly on system issues in regard to materials
• Review and investigate all purchase requisitions to determine if source is most efficient. Establishes common items inventory sheet to enable shipment cost reduction and increase internal efficiency. Ensures that all company policies are adhered to including but not limited to SDS requests and received in accordance with GHS. Leads annual cost reduction activities
• Monitor, develop and address supplier performance via monthly on-time delivery reports: advise on vendor problems (quality, performance, cost) with identification of alternative sources if needed
• Purchase of raw materials, assets & perishables and office supplies while checking for price consistency. Negotiate favorable pricing and terms with all external vendors.
• Ensure a cost-effective JIT delivery of materials used in manufacturing process through purchase order follow-up. Verify the reorder materials are still needed at the given quantities
• Receives incoming shipments from MAPAL companies and other vendors and verifies contents for correctness.  Key contact to process any corrections needed and ensures communication to appropriate departments and customer is completed.  Leads and completes paperwork to domestic locations based on material availability.  Coordinates invoicing between Shipping and Customer Service
• Develops, recommends and administers process improvements and program activities to maximize import/export of all materials & products
• Resolves obsolete material reservations, material errors. Performs material transfers and adjustments as needed; ensures that materials have a current storage location while customer material is strictly separated. Counts and/ or verifies inventory for critical/ small items that carry frequent discrepancies
• Ensures that materials are issued properly to production orders; allocates incoming raw material to production orders. Advises on incorrect quantity scans.  Identifies processes that affect inventory/materials and require improvement.

YOUR PROFILE:

• Education, Experience, Military or Training equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or a related field
• 3-5 + years logistics, procurement, import/export activities, materials management/purchasing and/or shipping, receiving functions
• 3+ years of experience as a supervisor, manager, or similar relevant position
• Strong work ethic; self-motivated; independent and capable to make decisions
• Excellent organization and time management skills; Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• High energy level with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in relevant procurement software, databases, and tools for efficient operations
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with a proven ability to create and maintain positive working relationships with vendors, suppliers, shippers, and customers
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills
• Thorough understanding of company products and logistics
• Proficient with SAP; Microsoft Office Suite or related software
• Knowledge of logistics, supply chain management, and transportation; Financial planning and forecasting

WE OFFER:

• Market competitive salary
• Benefit eligibility and vesting that start on your 1st day with us! (Medical, vision, dental, std, ltd, 401k)
• Opportunities for career development
• Training here and abroad
• Tuition reimbursement
• Wellness programs that include onsite annual physicals