Strategic Purchasing Specialist

Franklin Precision Castings; Franklin (Venango County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Franklin Precision Castings is seeking a Purchasing Specialist to coordinate and execute procurement activities ensuring timely availability of materials, supplies, tooling, and services for our foundry operations.

You will work cross-functionally with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, and approved suppliers to maintain production schedules, manage costs, and support efficient operations in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Essential duties and responsibilities related to purchasing and supplier management are described in the ad.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase requisitions and prepare purchase orders for raw materials, foundry supplies, tooling, maintenance parts, equipment, and outside services.
• Obtain and compare supplier quotations to evaluate pricing, quality, lead times, and delivery requirements.
• Negotiate routine pricing and delivery terms within established company guidelines and authorization limits.
• Monitor open purchase orders and follow up on order confirmations, delayed shipments, backorders, and shortages.
• Identify alternative suppliers and purchasing options when necessary to maintain production continuity.
• Ensure purchases comply with company policies, approved supplier requirements, and budgetary guidelines.
• Coordinate with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, and other departments to identify material requirements and purchasing priorities.
• Monitor material availability and communicate potential shortages or delivery delays that could affect production schedules.
• Support inventory control by reviewing stock levels, usage, reorder points, and replenishment needs.
• Assist with coordinating outside processing, subcontracted services, tooling, and other production-related purchases.
• Help prevent unnecessary inventory accumulation, expedite costs, and production interruptions.
• Maintain professional working relationships with suppliers and service providers.
• Communicate delivery expectations, resolve routine order discrepancies, and address supplier performance concerns.
• Assist in evaluating supplier quality, reliability, pricing, and delivery performance.
• Escalate significant supplier issues, quality concerns, or supply disruptions to management.
• Enter and maintain accurate purchase orders, supplier information, pricing, delivery dates, and purchasing records within the company's ERP system.

Job description

Franklin Precision Castings is seeking a Purchasing Specialist to coordinate and execute procurement activities ensuring timely availability of materials, supplies, tooling, and services for our foundry operations.

You will work cross-functionally with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, and approved suppliers to maintain production schedules, manage costs, and support efficient operations in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.