Strategic Purchasing Agent — Manufacturing & Inventory

Mobile Modular Management Corporation - A Division of McGrath; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Retirement Plan with Company M 

Life Insurance

DailyPay

HSA

FSA

EAP

Pet Insurance

Vacation/paid time off

Job summary

Mobile Modular Management Corporation - A Division of McGrath is seeking a Purchasing Agent in Arcade, Georgia. You will work onsite with plant personnel, operations leaders, and purchasing stakeholders to ensure production has the materials it needs.

You will manage purchase orders, coordinate with suppliers, monitor inventory, and apply your knowledge of bills of materials, unit-of-measure accuracy, goods receipts, and three-way matching to support efficient purchasing processes.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years purchasing or related materials management experience.
• Ability to manage branch procurement activities.
• Strong negotiation skills and thorough working knowledge of purchasing/contracting principles and law.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent computer skills, specifically Microsoft Excel, Access, Word and Outlook.
• Oracle experience is desirable.
• Purchasing experience in a manufacturing facility preferred.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate with suppliers to achieve lowest total cost for branch procurement activity.
• Participate as directed with procurement activity on Regional and National Bid projects.
• Participate in company-wide design and implementation of supply based management/development programs to include strategic sourcing, implementation of industry best practices, total inventory cost reduction, etc.
• Manage and sustain the RFQ process and company Price Agreements and contracts that protect the long-term interests of the Company.
• Maximize the efficiency of all aspects of the ordering process. Establish and monitor vendor and IC performance standards.
• Maintain the appropriate level of inventory
• Work with suppliers to resolve product complaints and delivery issues.
• Manage a sufficient amount of vendors to ensure a reliable supply of materials to support production.
• Participate and support the inventory control and loss prevention procedures as necessary.
• Support and sustain the existing protocols/systems/response times in serving internal customers (Warehouse/Services/Sales)
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Procurement

Negotiation

Communication

Vendor management

Materials management

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Oracle

Job description

Mobile Modular Management Corporation - A Division of McGrath is seeking a Purchasing Agent in Arcade, Georgia. You will work onsite with plant personnel, operations leaders, and purchasing stakeholders to ensure production has the materials it needs.

You will manage purchase orders, coordinate with suppliers, monitor inventory, and apply your knowledge of bills of materials, unit-of-measure accuracy, goods receipts, and three-way matching to support efficient purchasing processes.