Procurement Specialist Job Greenbelt area,Maryland USA,Supply Chain/Logistics

Summary

Procurement Specialists manage relationships with the company’s suppliers to ensure the best value, price, and delivery are achieved across assigned commodities. The Procurement Specialist reviews demand and orders materials consumed by internal and outsourced production. The Procurement Specialist analyzes costs, negotiates contract details, and offers strategies and solutions to help the company better manage costs for inventory and supplier services (productivity savings).

The Procurement Specialist manages inventory level (stock turns) to ensure sufficient supply and avoid excess. The Procurement Specialist makes buying decisions, bids for a vendor’s services (price negotiation), places and schedules orders, tracks delivery, and resolves issues concerning price and delivery disputes.

Strong math, analytical, organizational, and communication skills are essential for success in this role. The candidate should be detail-oriented, able to contribute and work both within a team and individually, possess negotiation skills, and be self-driven to accomplish goals. An understanding of manufacturing / sales business operations and processes is important to their work, and contribution in business unit meetings of their role specific input is encouraged.

As this role works with a diverse range of people from Executives and Management to front‑line Operators, both within AmSafe and on the Supplier side, strong interpersonal skills and message intent are a must.

Essential Functions

The Procurement Specialist is responsible for evaluating suppliers in order to find the best solutions for AmSafe’s material demand (supplier selection). They are expected to manage MRP parameters to drive materials to achieve the highest possible service levels while simultaneously meeting metrics in terms of dollars and stock turns. They are responsible for driving supplier success and working directly with the Supplier Quality Engineer to resolve any Supplier Performance issues, including any Supplier Corrective Actions Requests.

They are responsible for achieving annual cost reduction targets. Specific duties and responsibilities include:

Manages manufacturing and ordering data within MRP system for assigned commodities to drive an economical and efficient supply of inventory to meet demand. Manages daily regiment to review necessary business data.

Manages purchase orders from placement, order acknowledgement, open order status, MRP suggested push / pulls, until delivery for receipt and incoming inspection.

Manages prices for assigned commodities, reviewing multiple suppliers in order to make sound purchasing decisions, ensure gapless supply, and maintain / reduce costs. Included in the price management is the freight delivery terms, payment terms, and lead time.

Monitors inventory / supplies / materials, deciding when to update lead time, modify stocking levels, place orders, expedite / de‑expedite orders, or suggest the addition of additional approved suppliers.

Monitors the performance of assigned suppliers for On Time Delivery and Quality. When necessary, works directly with Supplier Quality Engineer to implement corrective action to resolve performance issues or identify alternate approved suppliers to maintain gapless supply.

Ensures that inventory is delivered on time meeting purchase conditions, with appropriate certifications, and meeting quality requirements.

Ensures that invoice discrepancies are resolved, providing needed backup for variances and support for timely supplier payments.

Works directly with the Business Unit Material Manufacturing Managers to resolve material shortages and provide updated recovery information.

Works directly with the Business Unit Engineering / Project Managers to support new projects and products, as well as support existing product BOM changes.

Works directly with MRB and Supplier Quality Engineer, to manage non-conforming inventory, including the processing of rework orders, generating returns to suppliers, requesting credits, or locating / requesting missing paperwork or certificates.

Work within both ERP and supplemental software to generate data and reporting to analyze and…


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