Procurement Specialist

Arctic Cat; Thief River Falls (MN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Arctic Cat in Thief River Falls, MN is seeking a Procurement Specialist to ensure material availability for production in an onsite, fast-paced setting. You will manage supplier performance, analyze demand in MRP, and drive inventory accuracy.

Responsibilities include tracking supply and delivery, assessing supplier performance, communicating with vendors, and preparing SIOP/MPS analyses to identify constraints and optimize schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in procurement or supply chain.
• Experience with SAP and Microsoft Office preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze raw material demand in an MRP environment to ensure schedule accuracy.
• Track supply and delivery to provide timely communications.
• Assess supplier performance against goals (quality, delivery, cost savings).
• Communicate with vendors and analyze shipping forecasts for inventory optimization.
• Prepare material variance analyses and review cycle counts.
• Prepare MPS variances reports to confirm material availability for production.
• Review and assign part change notices and place purchase orders to meet weekly plans.
• Daily completion of shortage reports for operations and materials teams.
• Prepare SIOP and MPS change comparisons to identify constraints.

Skills

Analytical

Organized

Supply chain

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Description

Join our team in Thief River Falls, MN as a Procurement Specialist. In this onsite role, you'll help ensure materials are available to support production, manage supplier performance, and drive inventory accuracy in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. If you're analytical, organized, and enjoy solving supply chain challenges, we'd love to hear from you.

• Analyze raw material demand for purchase and on-time delivery in an MRP environment to ensure accuracy and adherence to the established schedule and to identify potential improvements.
• Track actual and potential supply and delivery to provide timely communications and analysis.
• Assess supplier performance against predetermined goals by monitoring quality acceptance rates, delivery performance, and cost savings performance.
• Communicate with vendors to obtain product, price, availability, and delivery information and analyze domestic and international shipping forecasts to achieve optimal inventory levels.
• Prepare material variance analyses and review cycle count results to make improvement recommendations.
• Prepare reporting for MPS variances for team review to confirm material availability and schedule timing to production control.
• Review and assign part change notices to other planners and place purchase orders to expedite materials to meet weekly production plans.
• Responsible for daily completion of shortage report to provide accurate updates to operations and materials teams.
• Prepare Sales Inventory Operations Plan (SIOP) and MPS change comparisons to identify potential constraints and trends.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field required
• 3 or more years of experience required
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and SAP preferred