Purchasing and Planning - DIRECT HIRE (G659)

Located in Lebanon, OH

Salary: $60-75K

Purchasing & Planning Team Member | DIRECT HIRE
Lebanon, OH | 1st Shift | $60-75K

Express Employment Professionals Cincinnati East is now screening to fulfill a DIRECT HIRE Purchasing & Planning opening for a manufacturing team in Lebanon, OH. This role is designed for a candidate with excellent project management and organizational skills, flexibility, and adaptability to a quickly growing business. This role will work cross functionally and integral to the team's mission of meeting exact requests of clients. 

Core Functions: 
• Negotiate best vendor terms, pricing and delivery based on specific budget and schedule requirements.
• Maintain and track pricing in the system. Review invoices, investigate and resolve any errors/discrepancies.
• Personally conduct or direct negotiations with vendors on rejections, disposition and adjustment of purchased materials not meeting specifications.
• Ability to identify multiple projects and prioritize them in order to meet required deadlines. Can take existing project information and align others effectively within the department to achieve desired results.
• Follow environmental and safety regulations and acts in compliance with US laws and complies with corporate guidelines on business ethics.
• Assesses vendor capabilities, develops sources and evaluates vendor performance.
• Work closely with Receiving Department to ensure proper supplies arrived.
• Work closely with Quality Control and supplier to reduce quality issues. Find solutions to quality problems found on items.
• Ability to build customer relationships and create solutions to critical business needs.
• Backup for planning (scheduling)
• Responsible for spreadsheet management of glass and other products.
• Full or Partial PW
• Daily orders as needed
• View materials flagged for Check – Sales Order
• PW (scheduling)
• Purchase order discrepancies
• M-D order
• QC pallet order
• Check RO’s
• Check BPO’s and spreadsheet
• Ensure SPCLMAT and WSP numbers have standard cost entered.
• Outstanding purchase order status
• VISA-PNC
• Hold-Up report
• SDS and TDS (Quality)
• Work company defined hours and extra hours if needed (regular and predictable attendance).
• Act as backup planner/scheduler when needed. 
• Other duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications: Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education, Experience & Competencies:
• Bachelor's Degree or CPIM certification
• 2-5+ years experience strongly preferred
• Computer literate, Microsoft Office (with proficiency in Excel)
• Analytical – ability to process data to make informed decisions and plans.
• Problem solving and resourcefulness – drive to figure out solutions to problems that arise and use available resources to overcome roadblocks.
• Excellent communication ability to follow through on requests for information and select appropriate responses; good listening skills, paying attention to others’ communications to ensure understanding; seeking input and showing a genuine interest in others’ opinions, facilitating, and sharing information within department and across departments.
• Positive/optimistic – Can do, make things happen attitude, excellent communication skills (both written and oral) and ability to follow through on requests for information and select appropriate responses (remain calm under pressure).
• Ability to be adaptable and change direction when the situation requires.
• Ability to listen and interpret the needs of internal and external customers. Resolve internal and external issues with sensitivity and cooperation.
• Team based focus (jumps in to help team to make sure customer needs are being met).
• Well organized and high attention to detail.
• Ability to use sound judgment and decision making when supervisor is not available.

Shift: 1st Shift
Salary: $60-75K, based on experience

This is a DIRECT HIRE opening!
Qualified candidates, please forward resume to Brandi Johnson: 
Brandi.Johnson@Expresspros.com 

Questions, please call Brandi at 513-842-8000, and reference Job #G659

You may also apply directly online 24/7 with us, at https://apply.expresspros.com 

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