Buyer

Mueller Sports Medicine, Inc.; Town of Prairie du Sac (WI); Presencial; USD 60.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Mueller Sports Medicine, Inc. is seeking a procurement professional to support global supply of goods and materials, build strong supplier relationships, and focus on quality, cost, and reliability.

The role emphasizes sourcing processes, data accuracy in SAP, and collaboration with multiple internal teams. The candidate will travel to supplier sites domestically and internationally and contribute to cost improvements while ensuring compliance with Mueller Quality System and regulatory

Formación

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business/SCM or related field.
• 1+ years of manufacturing, purchasing, or supply chain experience.
• Understanding of business finance.

Responsabilidades

• Identify cost-efficient supply sources and assist leadership with negotiations and processes.
• Assist with developing recommendations to increase supply chain efficiencies related to sourcing.
• Assist with development and delivery of cost improvement targets.
• Maintain and report supplier performance using scorecards to improve quality.
• Identify resolutions to quality, cost and delivery issues with suppliers with leadership support.
• Ensure accuracy of purchasing master data in SAP and other systems.
• Evaluate and provide feedback on demand forecasts for purchased products.
• Provide recommendations to ensure the supply base meets quality and regulatory standards.
• Travel to supplier sites in and outside of the U.S.

Conocimientos

Judgment and decision-making

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Team player

Planning & project management

Organizational skills

MS Office

Educación

Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, supply chain management or related field

Herramientas

SAP

MRP/ERP system

Descripción del empleo

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Supports the efficient supply of goods and materials globally. Develops and maintains positive relationships with supply base. Focuses is on customer, quality, cost, supply reliability, processes and expanded sourcing.

POSITION FUNCTIONS

90% Purchasing/Sourcing

• Identify cost efficient supply sources and assist leadership with negotiations and processes.


• Assist with developing recommendations to increase supply chain efficiencies related to sourcing.


• Assist with development and delivery of on cost improvement targets.


• Maintain and report results of suppliers utilizing scorecards to improve quality performance.


• Identify areas for resolutions to quality, cost and delivery issues with suppliers and resolve with assistance from leadership.


• Assure accuracy of purchasing related master data in SAP, and in other systems.


• Evaluate and provide feedback regarding demand forecast on purchased products.


• Provide recommendations to assure supply base is positioned to meet quality and regulatory standards.


• Travel to supplier sites in and outside of the U.S.

10% Analysis, Governance and Support

• Support inter-department efforts (Production, PIC, Quality, Cost improvement, I.S., New Product Development, Accounting, etc.) as needed.


• Optimize SAP application for purchasing and related accounting (A.P.) functions.


• Complete required supplier audits and inspections.

NA Other duties as assigned to meet the needs of the organization.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, supply chain management or other related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the position functions of the job.


• One or more years of manufacturing, purchasing, supply chain management or other related experience.


• Demonstrated understanding and application of business finance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• One or more years of MRP/ERP system experience. SAP preferred.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies.


• Makes sound decisions based on analysis, discussion, experience and judgment.


• Demonstrated team player with active participation in meetings.


• Strong planning and project management skills.


• Strong ability to transition efficiently from working independently to working collaboratively.


• Anticipates emerging and future trends accurately based on broad knowledge and perspective.


• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with ability to communicate at all levels of the organization and customers.


• Develops and maintains interpersonal relationships.


• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to balance multiple priorities.


• Strong use of Microsoft products, including Word, Outlook and Excel, and related industry applications.


• Understand and comply with Mueller Quality System and current regulatory requirements.


• Valid drivers license.


• Valid government issued passport.

Responsible to appropriately protect the confidentiality, security, and integrity of the organizations systems and data as well as client data.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills; ability to stand or sit, bend or stoop, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light weights of up to 20 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate office equipment and read. The team member frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. Position requires frequent typing. Position requires occasional business travel, including operation of a motor vehicle, domestic and international travel.