SPC Purchasing Manager Job in Morgantown, West Virginia US
SPC Purchasing Manager
JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for the overall procurement functions for products including forecasting, planning, item master, and inventory control. Provides analysis on inventory levels, obsolescence, and buying decisions. Provide maximum customer service levels with minimum inventory investment. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 1. Forecast and plan each product by supplier. This includes: a. Developing and managing an inventory plan based upon analytical measurements, finished good turn objectives and cost improvement strategies for multiple product lines. b. Managing product line safety stock calculations and customer service level tradeoffs. c. Reviewing impacts to finished goods inventories by part number and product line to prevent unwanted inventory accumulation and maintain service levels. d. Maintaining key documentation of processes within individual product lines and relationships to other core business units. e. Introduction analysis of new products and their relevant forecasts. 2. Recommend process improvements to ensure a world class purchasing inventory management system. 3 Maintain ethical business driven supplier relationships. 4. Review discrepant receipts and/or products to ensure quick resolution to problems thus providing timely payment of invoices. 5. Evaluate and analyze potential new sources of product to our supply chain and be able to articulate this information in a concise manner to senior staff. 6. Oversee maintenance of an up-to-date filing system relative to purchase orders, packing lists, freight/product invoices requests for quote. 7. Ethically negotiate freight, price delivery across all product lines with all suppliers while educating supply side on business objectives. 8. Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, seminars, workshops, meetings current literature. 9. Periodically visit supplier sites/locations and CAT distribution/production facilities to become more knowledgeable relative to the market space we are in. 10. Perform other duties as assigned by management. JOB QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum Education High School Diploma required; Associate?s Degree or higher preferred. Minimum Experience Two years of related experience. Minimum Skills Must successfully demonstrate the ability to effectively plan workload and analyze market conditions. Must be people-oriented and possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. Must have exceptional planning and organizational skills. Must also possess excellent PC skills. Qualified applicants should email resume to: 6362@kellyservices.com