Strategic Purchasing Specialist

Excel Partners, Inc.; Connecticut; Presencial; USD 55.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Excel Partners, Inc. is seeking a Purchasing Specialist to execute the purchase plan and maintain uninterrupted supply of materials, packaging, and finished goods. You will use SAP for buy plans, purchase orders, and delivery tracking while serving as the main point of contact with suppliers.

The role requires 2+ years in purchasing or related fields, strong MRP and scheduling skills, and proficiency in MS Excel. Team collaboration and proactive problem solving are essential to success.

Formación

• Requires a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
• 2+ years of purchasing, procurement, supply planning or inventory management experience.
• Excellent MRP (SAP required), scheduling, capacity management and organizational skills.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Excel and intermediate level experience with other MS Office applications.

Responsabilidades

• Generate and review buy plans from SAP to identify purchasing requirements.
• Create and release purchase orders based on approved buy plans and inventory requirements.
• Monitor open purchase orders and manage order status throughout the procurement lifecycle.
• Maintain Master Inventory tracker and collaborate with Sales planning on issues, alerts, shortfalls.
• Act as primary day‑to‑day contact for assigned suppliers and track acknowledgements.
• Monitor supplier production schedules and shipment status to ensure on-time delivery.
• Communicate supply risks, shortages, and delays that may impact customer orders.
• Coordinate with suppliers and logistics to resolve delivery issues.
• Maintain accurate purchase order information and supplier commitments in SAP.

Conocimientos

Purchasing

Procurement

Supply planning

Inventory management

MRP

Scheduling

Capacity management

Analytical skills

Communication

Teamwork

Educación

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Herramientas

SAP

MS Excel

MS Office

Descripción del empleo

Excel Partners, Inc. is seeking a Purchasing Specialist to execute the purchase plan and maintain uninterrupted supply of materials, packaging, and finished goods. You will use SAP for buy plans, purchase orders, and delivery tracking while serving as the main point of contact with suppliers.

The role requires 2+ years in purchasing or related fields, strong MRP and scheduling skills, and proficiency in MS Excel. Team collaboration and proactive problem solving are essential to success.