Hybrid Procurement Operations Specialist

brunswick; Fond du Lac (WI); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Annual discretionary bonus

Hybrid work arrangement

Medical and retirement benefits

Job summary

Brunswick Corporation in Fond du Lac, WI is hiring a Procurement Operations Buyer to coordinate direct purchased materials for our global manufacturing and distribution network. This hybrid role partners with the operations team and suppliers to plan inventory, mitigate risk, and drive continuous improvement across the supply base.

You will manage inbound logistics, optimize supplier performance and costs, and maintain appropriate inventory levels throughout the product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain or closely related field.
• 2+ years of experience in supply chain and/or procurement.
• Experience with supply chain management and planning.
• Excellent data analysis abilities and software skills, including Microsoft Excel, Power BI; proficient with Word, PowerPoint, Project.
• Excellent time management and organization skills, able to manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Utilize system tools to analyze and mitigate risk to ensure proper supply chain execution to support factory and distribution needs.
• Manage inbound supply chain coordination and communicate obstacles to efficiency.
• Effectively manage supplier relationships to understand and work through constraints within a complex supply chain.
• Proactively communicate delivery requirement changes to the supply base.
• Analyze and improve supplier delivery performance, inventory cost and freight cost trade-offs.
• Manage and drive improvement to procurement operational support metrics.
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels throughout the product lifecycle.
• Identify areas of improvement to capitalize on cost reduction using inventory management best practices (i.e. VMI, Pull, POC).
• Develop and maintain effective business relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead and support continuous improvement activities for Mercury processes and systems.
• Drive execution of supplier management strategies to improve supply, cost, and risk management.
• Identify and execute cost reduction projects within the supply chain.

Skills

Data analysis

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Time management

Communication

Education

BS/BA in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Word

PowerPoint

Project

Job description

Brunswick Corporation in Fond du Lac, WI is hiring a Procurement Operations Buyer to coordinate direct purchased materials for our global manufacturing and distribution network. This hybrid role partners with the operations team and suppliers to plan inventory, mitigate risk, and drive continuous improvement across the supply base.

You will manage inbound logistics, optimize supplier performance and costs, and maintain appropriate inventory levels throughout the product lifecycle.