Procurement Coordinator: Drive Production & Supplier Success

Light Metals Coloring Co., Inc.; Southington (CT); In loco; USD 30.000 - 34.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Health Savings Account contributions

Paid time off and holidays

Insurance benefits

Safety-shoe and safety-glasses program

Training and professional growth

Descrizione del lavoro

Light Metals Coloring Co., Inc. is seeking an organized Procurement Coordinator in Southington, CT to manage daily purchasing, supplier coordination, subcontractor activities, and inventory workflows that keep operations moving.

The role reports to the Controller and collaborates with Manufacturing, Quality, and Finance to ensure timely, accurate purchasing and production support. The position emphasizes proactive issue resolution, data accuracy in the ERP, and building strong supplier

Competenze

• High school diploma or equivalent; associate degree preferred.
• 3–5 years of purchasing, procurement, or inventory experience.
• Experience with ERP systems and PO processes.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Mansioni

• Prepare, issue, update, and maintain purchase orders in accordance with established company procedures and approval requirements.
• Review purchase requests for completeness, appropriate authorization, pricing, quantities, specifications, delivery requirements, and supporting documentation.
• Communicate with suppliers regarding quotations, pricing, availability, lead times, order confirmations, delivery status, and documentation.
• Track open purchase orders and proactively expedite materials, supplies, and services when delivery timing may affect production or other business priorities.
• Obtain and compare supplier quotations to support competitive pricing, lead-time evaluation, and sourcing decisions.
• Assist with identifying and evaluating potential suppliers based on capability, quality, service, pricing, lead time, and compliance requirements.
• Coordinate subcontract and outside-processing services, including purchase orders, shipment documentation, required certifications, due dates, and return status.
• Support supplier qualification, documentation, and performance-monitoring activities associated with ISO 9001, Nadcap, customer, and company requirements.
• Maintain supplier records, certifications, acknowledgments, quotations, purchasing documentation, and other required records.
• Verify purchase order receipts and ensure receiving transactions, quantities, pricing, documentation, and system records are accurate.
• Investigate and help resolve purchasing, receiving, invoicing, inventory, and supplier discrepancies.
• Support inventory accuracy, cycle-count activities, minimum and maximum stocking levels, and Kanban replenishment processes.
• Maintain accurate supplier, item, pricing, lead-time, purchase order, receipt, and inventory information within the ERP system.
• Communicate purchasing risks, shortages, delays, and unresolved issues to the appropriate internal stakeholders.
• Partner with internal departments to understand purchasing requirements, clarify priorities, and support uninterrupted operations.
• Identify opportunities to improve purchasing controls, supplier communication, inventory practices, documentation, and workflow efficiency.

Conoscenze

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Vendor communication

Problem solving

Organization

Formazione

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate degree in business, supply chain, operations, or related field

3-5 years purchasing experience

Strumenti

ERP system

Microsoft Office

Descrizione del lavoro

Light Metals Coloring Co., Inc. is seeking an organized Procurement Coordinator in Southington, CT to manage daily purchasing, supplier coordination, subcontractor activities, and inventory workflows that keep operations moving.

The role reports to the Controller and collaborates with Manufacturing, Quality, and Finance to ensure timely, accurate purchasing and production support. The position emphasizes proactive issue resolution, data accuracy in the ERP, and building strong supplier