Strategic Purchasing Specialist - SAP & Manufacturing

Markent Personnel; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Markent Personnel in Omaha, Nebraska is seeking a Purchasing Agent to manage procurement for materials, components, and services across production operations. You will collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Sourcing to maintain cost-effective supply chain performance.

Responsibilities include creating SAP purchase orders, tracking delivery schedules, expediting shipments, and maintaining accurate purchasing records while supporting internal customers and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred, not required.
• 2-3 years of purchasing, procurement, or related experience.
• Experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage purchase orders and procurement records in SAP.
• Works with Engineering, Operations, Sourcing and Quality to procure goods and services to meet internal and external customer’s sales order expectations.
• Prepares and executes purchase orders in SAP.
• Follows up on delivery schedules with key suppliers and critical deliveries.
• Maintains PIR’s, transactional data, and procurement records in SAP for items or services purchased to control costs, delivery, product quality or service performance requirements, and to maintain expected internal and external inventory levels.
• Discuss non-conforming or unacceptable goods or services with quality control personnel, users, vendors, and others to facilitate disposition and corrective action for root cause of problems.
• Approves quantity and pricing for payment of invoices.
• Expedites delivery of goods and services to internal and external users/customers.
• Escalates issues with delivery of goods and services to appropriate departments.
• Monitor delivery schedules with key suppliers and critical deliveries.
• Monitor supplier performance and expedite deliveries as needed.
• Resolve supplier quality and delivery issues in partnership with internal teams.
• Approve invoice pricing and quantities.
• Maintain accurate purchasing data and set stocking levels.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Problem-solving

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Markent Personnel in Omaha, Nebraska is seeking a Purchasing Agent to manage procurement for materials, components, and services across production operations. You will collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Sourcing to maintain cost-effective supply chain performance.

Responsibilities include creating SAP purchase orders, tracking delivery schedules, expediting shipments, and maintaining accurate purchasing records while supporting internal customers and suppliers.