Strategic Materials & Purchasing Specialist

Sensient Technologies; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite 5 days per week

Salary and benefits package

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Sensient Technologies in St. Louis seeks a Material Supply Chain Coordinator to secure raw materials, equipment, supplies and services to keep the St. Louis manufacturing facility running and meet service expectations.

The role blends tactical purchasing with strategic planning, emphasizes cross‑functional collaboration with demand, production planning, logistics and finance, and aims to optimize cost while maintaining Sensient's renowned quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Three (3) years minimum experience in Procurement to acquire knowledge of the principles, concepts, and methodology of a profession.
• Knowledge of purchasing, traffic, and inventory control concepts is beneficial.
• JD Edwards (JDE) experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Secure and plan raw materials, equipment, supplies and services to meet service level objectives.
• Collaborate with demand, production planning, logistics, and finance to align material planning with objectives.
• Maintain supplier status and support inquiries from Quality Control and regulatory groups.
• Validate pricing of invoices and coordinate with AP to resolve vendor invoice issues.
• Coordinate with planning to target inventory levels and meet Cash Conversion Cycle objectives; participate in KPI efforts.
• Coordinate with planning for return of obsolete/surplus materials and billing error contact with vendors.

Skills

Procurement experience

Cross-functional collaboration

KPI analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

JD Edwards (JDE)

Job description

Sensient Technologies in St. Louis seeks a Material Supply Chain Coordinator to secure raw materials, equipment, supplies and services to keep the St. Louis manufacturing facility running and meet service expectations.

The role blends tactical purchasing with strategic planning, emphasizes cross‑functional collaboration with demand, production planning, logistics and finance, and aims to optimize cost while maintaining Sensient's renowned quality.