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Metalcraft of Mayville, Inc.; Kekoskee (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Metalcraft of Mayville, Inc. is seeking a purchasing professional to manage supplier relationships and drive cost reductions across manufacturing categories.

The role collaborates with estimating and purchasing teams to ensure on-time delivery and optimize procure-to-pay processes. Candidates should have 5 years of manufacturing purchasing experience, SAP/ERP proficiency, and strong communication skills; travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree or 3 years related experience in supply chain.
• 5 years purchasing experience in manufacturing.
• Strong problem solving, analytics, contract negotiation and project management.
• Effective verbal and written communication.
• Highly organized with ability to prioritize multiple projects.
• Willingness to travel to key suppliers occasionally.
• Experience with ERP/MRP SAP strongly preferred.
• Experience sourcing for new product development and high-volume steel buying.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain relationships with suppliers and internal customers.
• Collaborate with purchasing and estimating teams to identify key and preferred suppliers for key categories of spend that support business unit and corporate objectives.
• Support direction and strategies regarding supplier demand forecasting, supplier capacity planning, supply base inventory management, supplier replenishment and procurement transactions.
• Plan transitions for all new finished goods to the business.
• Execute standard purchasing processes and strategies including procure-to-pay definition and optimization.
• Manage supplier on time delivery (OTD) performance, maintain system data integrity and measure performance on related key indicators.
• Proactively identify, communicate, and resolve risks in anticipation of delivery or inventory replenishment delays prior to impact on the business.
• Ability to apply creative problem solving solutions and work collaboratively.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytics

Contract negotiation

Project management

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organizational skills

Travel

Education

Associate degree or 3 years related experience

Tools

SAP

Job description

Overview

At Metalcraft of Mayville, our business philosophy combines four basic elements: unwavering quality, on-time delivery, unmatched value, and a commitment to continually improve. This position is responsible for applying those basic elements to the role of purchasing for manufacturing. This includes maintaining an open line of communication with multiple suppliers; and, working cross-functionally within the company on topics such as new product sourcing, supply issue resolution, inventory availability, product quality improvement and cost reductions. This position reports directly to the Corporate Purchasing Manager.

Responsibilities

• Establish & maintain effective working relationships with suppliers and internal customers;
• Collaborate with purchasing and estimating teams to identify key and preferred suppliers for key categories of spend that support business unit and corporate objectives;
• Support direction and strategies regarding supplier demand forecasting, supplier capacity planning, supply base inventory management, supplier replenishment and procurement transactions;
• Plan transitions for all new finished goods to the business;
• Execute standard purchasing processes and strategies including procure-to-pay definition and optimization;
• Manage supplier on time delivery (OTD) performance, maintain system data integrity and measure performance on related key indicators (examples: past due purchase orders, open PO acknowledgements, PO expedites, non-conforming material return cycle time, and supplier invoice resolution);
• Proactively identify, communicate, and resolve risks in anticipation of delivery or inventory replenishment delays prior to impact on the business;
• Ability to apply creative problem solving solutions and work collaboratively;
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in related field OR 3 years related experience in the Supply Chain function within a similar working environment;
• 5 years of purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment is required;
• Demonstrated skills in problem solving, analytics, contract negotiationand project management;
• Effective verbal and written communication skills;
• Highly organized and able to prioritize multiple projects/tasks simultaneously;
• Proven track record of successfully managing shifting deadlines and priorities in a very fast paced environment;
• Ability to travel to key suppliers for onsite visits and supply chain development, occasionally;
• ERP/MRP User - SAP strongly preferred;
• Market knowledge and experience sourcing for new product development;
• High volume steel buying experience preferred.

Metalcraft of Mayville is an Equal Opportunity Employer:Minorities, Women, Veterans, Disabilities