Procurement Specialist

KNF; Trenton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Low-cost medical and dental insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time

Job summary

KNF in New Jersey seeks a procurement specialist to support quality, delivery, and cost initiatives by sourcing commodities and maintaining supplier relationships. You will order materials, coordinate vendor activities, and manage open orders to ensure on-time delivery.

The role requires strong buying and material planning skills, SAP experience, and the ability to resolve issues with technical drawings. You will optimize inventory, maintain SAP MRP data, and collaborate closely with engineering

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and at least 5 years of procurement experience, or Associate’s Degree with a minimum of 10 years of experience.
• Buying and material planning skills required; SAP experience preferred.
• Ability to resolve issues relating to technical drawings and detailed bid specifications with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Support quality, delivery, and cost initiatives and manage commodities and 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 for on-time delivery.
• Negotiates with vendors regarding price, availability, and delivery schedules; maintains high-quality written and oral communications with suppliers and creates written supply contracts and agreements.
• Aligns production demand with verified supplier capacity to implement level-loading strategies.
• Maintains and updates SAP MRP master material data to ensure accurate pricing and lead times.
• Manages inventory levels to company goals at various stages; develops projections.
• Monitors planning parameters such as safety stock and lot sizes and applies them to materials.
• Reviews bills of materials and analyzes quotations for cost accuracy.
• Coordinates quality issues and engineering changes with suppliers.
• Travel up to 10% may be required.

Skills

Buying

Material planning

SAP

Vendor management

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Associate’s Degree

Tools

ERP systems

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.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive base salary: $75,000–$90,000, plus incentive reward
• Comprehensive onboarding and training program
• Hybrid work schedule available after initial training period
• Low‑cost medical and dental insurance
• Company‑paid life insurance
• 401(k) retirement planPaid holidays, vacation, and sick time
• Stable, collaborative culture with long‑term career growth opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer