Purchasing Agent Jobs in Oregon, OH

The Materials Manager is responsible for managing inventory to ensure parts availability through proper scheduling and communication within the supply chain. The role is key in providing production support and managing material flow to meet production schedules and customer requirements. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned: Responsible to gather day-to-day Work-in-Process (WIP) and Finished Goods (FG) for customers. Monitor and maintain accurate totals for WIP and FG. Communicate with the management team to ensure on-time delivery in accordance with the forecasted delivery schedule. Communicate all major supplier schedule changes or customer problems/concerns to Plant Manager. Monitor parts that require outside processing and schedule with shipping department based on required due dates. Effectively manage the receipt of incoming material for prompt inventory recognition/control and storage in predetermined locations. Continuously review the supply chain network in order to identify opportunities to reduce on hand inventory, decrease logistics costs, increase number of inventory turns, and improve the overall supply chain efficiency. Continuous review of inventory costs to ensure optimum manufacturing lead times and raw material timing. Responsible for purchasing material component parts, and packaging. Coordinate returnable packaging requirements and movement. Schedule, conduct, and reconcile cycle counts as required and daily/monthly/annual physical inventories. Drive inventory improvement efforts for raw materials, work in progress, finished goods and component inventories which meet both customer service needs as well as meeting goal objectives. Act as a representative of Peterson Spring to all suppliers. Developing long-term, mutually beneficial partnership with suppliers. Identify and resolve all supplier issues. Manage supplier performance measurable indications and track the supplier's performance against these measurable. Update the materials metrics and track the measurable improvements for reporting back to the management team. Track, analyze and report for the pertinent KPI's. Promptly respond onsite or remotely as necessary. Review MRP data and all customer requisitions to ensure the procurement of all raw material or purchased components to meet the plants' requirements. Confers with vendors to obtain product or service information, such as price, availability and conformance to specifications. Reviews requisition and prepare purchase orders or bid requests. Maintains manual or computerized procurement records, such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance and inventories and coordinates with Quality Control on product quality and performance. Discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services with production or quality control personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action. Participates in vendor audits and performance evaluations. Arranges for transportation and expedites delivery of purchased goods and services to the plant. Maintains production work-in-progress (WIP) & shop orders and adjusts as needed. Maintains receiving schedule. Required to know about and apply the Quality and Environmental systems, policies, procedures, and work instructions as part of normal job function. Provides support to the shipping department as needed. QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE High school diploma or general education degree (GED); bachelor's degree preferred. Candidates must have at least 3 years of materials management, supply chain and scheduling experience. The position requires excellent follow-up and organizational skills, knowledge & practice of Lean Principals and 5S. Previous experience with MRP/ERP systems and the ability to lead/drive change. LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. REASONING ABILITY Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. THE STATEMENTS IN THIS JOB DESCRIPTION ARE INTENDED TO DESCRIBE THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RELATED REQUIREMENTS OF PERSONS ASSIGNED TO THIS JOB. THEY ARE NOT INTENDED AS AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF ALL JOB DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS.