Procurement Specialist

KNF Group; Trenton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Low-cost medical and dental insurance

Paid holidays and vacation

Comprehensive onboarding and training program

Job summary

KNF Group in Trenton, NJ is seeking a Procurement Specialist with a Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 5 years’ experience. This role supports quality, delivery, and cost initiatives while managing supplier relationships. Responsibilities include ordering materials, negotiating with vendors, and optimizing supply chain continuity.

The position offers a hybrid work schedule after the training period along with low-cost medical and dental insurance, paid holidays, and a comprehensive onboarding program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of procurement experience required.
• Strong material planning and buying skills are necessary.
• SAP experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage sourcing responsibilities and supplier relationships.
• Order materials and components for pump production.
• Negotiate with vendors for pricing and delivery schedules.
• Optimize supply chain continuity and manage inventory levels.

Skills

Buying

Material planning skills

SAP experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree and at least 5 years of procurement experience

Associate's Degree and a minimum of 10 years of experience

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Supports quality, delivery, and cost initiatives and have sourcing responsibilities to manage commodities and develop and maintain supplier relationships.
• Orders production materials, components, and services needed to support the manufacture of pump products.
• Places and releases purchase orders and long‑term blanket orders. Coordinates vendor First Article submission and inspection and manages open orders to ensure accuracy and on‑time delivery.
• Negotiates with vendors regarding product or service price, availability, and delivery schedules. Maintains high‑quality written and oral communications with suppliers and creates written supply contracts and agreements.
• Optimizes supply chain continuity by aligning production demand with verified supplier capacity to implement level‑loading strategies.
• Maintains and updates SAP MRP master material data to ensure accurate material pricing and that lead times are updated.
• Manages and maintains inventory levels to company goals at the raw, subassembly, WIP, and finished goods levels. Develops short‑ and long‑term unit and dollar inventory projections at the raw, subassembly, WIP, and finished goods levels.
• Monitors, analyzes, and derives key planning parameters such as safety stock, buffer stock, and lot sizes, and applies these parameters to assigned production materials to assist the team.
• Reviews bills of materials for finished goods, secures and analyzes quotations to ensure accurate product cost calculation.
• Coordinates quality issues and engineering changes/developments between company activities and suppliers.
• Occasional travel may be required (less than 10%, but could include domestic and international travel).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and at least 5 years of procurement experience, or an Associate’s Degree and a minimum of 10 years of experience.
• Buying and strong material planning skills required; SAP experience preferred.
• Ability to resolve issues relating to technical drawings and detailed bid specifications with minimal supervision.
• Hybrid work schedule available after initial training period.
• Low‑cost medical and dental insurance.
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time.
• Comprehensive onboarding and training program.

KNF Neuberger, Inc.

Equal Opportunity Employer