Purchasing Analyst

** Summary: The primary responsibility of the Purchasing Analyst is to manage inventory, manage supply sources, strategically source all components in their commodities, and to purchase materials and services to support manufacturing and anticipated demand. The Purchasing Analyst will develop sophisticated inventory management processes, protocols, and practices to ensure adequate redundancy to support growth and demand spikes; develop a vendor roster; introduce improvements and upgrades; and ensure alignment with scheduling and production.

** Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Purchasing:

· Create purchase orders for current and forecasted demand

· Secures and analyzes quotes, negotiates price, transportation, and terms with suppliers. Recommends suppliers with respect to cost, quality, and delivery competitiveness.

· Follow-up with vendors to ensure purchase orders have correct price, and delivery date

· Ensure the quality of purchased parts and look to source new vendors

· Coordinate with vendors in the event of an issue with quality and complete nonconformance reports

· Follow-up with vendors on back-orders and notify operations of impacts to order ship dates

· Communicate with vendors when purchase orders are due to be received to ensure they are on track

· Monitor work in progress and coordinate with the production team to resolve issues with open work orders

· Review vendor invoices with errors and coordinate a quick resolution.

· Maintain vendor quote information in the ERP software.

· Update part maintenance data in the ERP system

· Monitor inventory levels for critical parts

· Support and complete other tasks and projects as assigned.

Experience:

· Previous purchasing experience 2+ years

· International sourcing experience

Skills:

· Understanding of manufacturing practices

· Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills

· Highly self-motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail and strong organizational skills.

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

· Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.

· Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

· English proficiency required

Software:

· Strong hands-on knowledge of PC operating systems

· Microsoft Office Suite specifically Outlook, Excel, and Word

· Previous experience with Infor CSI Manufacturing ERP would be a plus.