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Chesterfield, MI, United Statestime type:
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- ** Purchasing Agent – Hybrid
**** Chesterfield, MI, United States
**** Come make the world and accelerate your success.
**** The Job:
** As a Purchasing Agent you’ll be part of our Strategic Sourcing and Procurement team working as a hybrid employee. You’ll get to:
* Responsible for managing the overall sourcing activities around general purchasing, supplier relationship management, resourcing activities, development projects and engineering change orders in support of Global Supply Management goals and objectives.
* Maintain close relationships with suppliers within assigned commodities and takes proactive approach in interfacing with them to resolve issues that may arise.
* Execute all purchasing related activities of product development as assigned within the specified commodities.
* Act as a liaison between suppliers and plants in conjunction with the efforts of the Value Stream Management group.
* First point of escalation from Outdoor plants for all supplier related shortages.
* Identify any gaps within the existing supply base relative to future product development. Communicate the need to the Commodity Manager so that development work can be completed in time to support project.
* Bring approved suppliers into development projects to support new product development.
* Maintain close relationships with suppliers and take a proactive approach in interfacing with them to resolve issues.
* Monitors price changes and takes appropriate steps for approvals of changes. Implements and manages the change.
* Support cross-functional team initiatives around total cost improvements and supply vulnerability reductions.
** The Person:
*** Bachelor’s degree in Business/related field or equivalent experience.
* 3-5 years professional Purchasing experience (including Resin experience).
* Specific commodity experience is preferred including steel, stampings, plastic resins and/or injection molding, powdered metal, hardware.
* Proficiency with MS Office with emphasis on Word, Excel and Outlook.
* ERP/MRP experience.
** The Details:
** You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:
* Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement.
* Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.
** And More:
** We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:
* * Grow:
* Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
* * Learn:
* Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.
* * Belong:
* Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences.
* * Give Back:
* Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.#LI-SB1#LI-Hybrid What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial.

We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!
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