Summary- The Purchasing Administrator’s responsibilities include the support of all purchasing and material scheduling requirements. The responsibilities of the position also include coordinating activities involved with procuring goods and services such as raw materials, equipment, tools, component parts, and supplies to the company. Experienced in purchasing raw materials such as steel and wire for a metal stamping environment is required.
This is a full-time, day shift position Monday – Friday with benefits
Education and/or Experience
- Associates degree or equivalent experience in related field.
- Purchasing: 3 years of experience in a metal forming environment
- IQMS Software experience (Preferred)
- Microsoft office experience (Word, Excel, Outlook – Preferred)
Duties and Responsibilities-
- Set up/ Entry of Raw Material and Purchased Parts into IQMS software [system] based on data from Engineering Dept.
- Maintain raw material and purchased component costs updated in the system.
- Initiate Request for Quote (RFQ) / bid forms, as required, for inventory and non-inventory items
- Work with Materials Manager on Material requirements based on production schedules.
- Create, distribute, and follow up of purchase orders for Raw Material, Inventory items, MRO, Supplies and Services as needed
- Assist with inventory tracking to confirm on-hand quantities are sufficient
- Evaluate suppliers by phone and in-person where necessary to obtain price and ensure specifications can be met for purchased items.
- Track vendor performance benchmarks for reference in vendor assessments.
- Monitor/obtain vendor certifications.
- Ensure maintenance of vendor and purchased part database information within IQMS system.
- Maintain reorder points for common raw materials and purchased parts.
- Ensure vendors are able to commit to timely deliveries.
- Ascertain most cost-effective means to have materials shipped to business
- Monitor delivery schedules, open purchase orders and purchase requisitions to assure that materials are in adequate supply to support plant operations.
- Track purchasing history details within system including items and services, quantity, price, delivery schedule, quality, and timeliness of performance
- Participate in physical inventories as scheduled
- Monitor and advise management any price increases received
- Monitors exceptions to cost targets for purchased items.
- Participate in suggestions for improvements to operation within the department and company.
- Familiar with IATF-16949 Quality Standards
- Perform other related duties as assigned
