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Requisition ID: 4105

REV Group (NYSE: REVG) is a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of specialty vehicles and related aftermarket parts and services. REV serves a diversified customer base primarily in the United States through three segments: Fire & Emergency, Commercial and Recreation. REV provides customized vehicle solutions for applications including: essential needs (ambulances, fire apparatus, school buses, mobility vans and municipal transit buses), industrial and commercial (terminal trucks, cut-away buses and street sweepers) and consumer leisure (recreational vehicles ("RVs") and luxury buses). REV's brand portfolio consists of 30 well-established principal vehicle brands including many of the most recognizable names within our served markets. Several of REV's brands pioneered their specialty vehicle product categories and date back more than 50 years.

Job Summary:

This position will be responsible for daily purchasing tasks including but not limited to: maintaining stock levels, viewing open purchase requisitions, creating PO’s, building supplier relationships, following up on open orders, and providing customer updates on outstanding purchase orders.

Responsibilities:

• Investigate reoccurring problems with suppliers or materials
• Implement strategic sourcing events and process implementation.
• Responsible for building and maintaining supplier relationships, and engage in discussions with those vendors to improve on time deliveries and proper communication
• Run open purchase requisitions
  • Create PO’s to vendors
• Open PO Report
  • If past delivery date, follow up with vendor
• Update Item Records
• Update PO’s and resend to vendor
• Handle CSR Requests
  • Provide Tracking/shipment POD
  • Updated Shipping dates
  • Expedite PO’s
• PO Acknowledgement
  • Update PO confirmation tab
• Investigate Reoccurring problems
  • Cost issues, missed ship dates, UOM issues, etc.
• Own supplier relationships
• Assist in strategic sourcing process implementation
• Project management with cross functional teams with the goal of cost reduction/innovation
• Lead, develop and mentor parts purchasing team and development process improvements
• Responsible for developing the team operating model, assist purchasing manager in hiring and staffing models, monitoring the workflow of the team and establishing and evaluating goal achievement

Requirements (education, experience, travel, physical, work environment):

• Intermediate skill in use of computer software programs including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Visio, PowerPoint, SAP MRP purchasing systems, and e-mail systems is preferred
• College degree in Supply Chain or related field or combination of education and related work experience.
• Minimum 2-5 years of work experience in a related field and business environment, must be familiar with basic procurement, supply chain and quality principles, procedures and techniques

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 accommodations 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 stand or walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee frequently is required to walk.
• The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit for extended periods of time.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40#’s.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• Ability to bend, stoop, and squat.
• Ability to work with arms above head.
• Able to read and follow written and verbal instructions.

Work Environment:

Indoor office

Production Floor occasionally.

Personal Protective Equipment Recommended and/or Required on production floor:

• Safety glasses.

• Earplugs.

• Work gloves.

Champion Bus, Inc., was founded in 1953 and located on 73 acres just outside Imlay City, Michigan. Champion is one of the pioneers of the mid-size commercial bus industry and began producing these buses in 1981. In 2012, Champion Bus acquired Federal Coach, and began producing a luxury line of buses. In October 2013, Champion was acquired by and joined the REV Group family.

REV Group is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The Company conducts all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by law. REV Group also undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunity for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for protected veterans.

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled