Assistant Purchasing Agent

Location: Middlebury

Name:
Purchasing/Materials Planner Listing:
Forest River, Inc., the Nation's largest manufacturer of Recreational Vehicles, Cargo Trailers, Transit Buses and Boats has an immediate opening.

Responsibilities

* Perform and manage the procurement of both direct and indirect material for the support of a manufacturing operation

* Procure and/or schedule an inbound supply chain while supporting plant inventory objectives/targets.

* Utilize judgment in coordinating supplier deliveries to minimize freight costs while sustaining high inventory turnover.

* Ensures 100 % material availability for manufacturing. Communicates with suppliers to ensure a gapless supply chain and will take the initiative to elevate issues within the supply base.

* Coordinates supply chain adjustments as production schedule changes.

* Supports in managing the plant spend vs. budgets for direct and indirect material (i.e. shop supplies, equipment rent, managing inventory levels, etc.)

* Governs the complete procurement process from P/O submission to P/O receipt. Individual will ensure that purchasing documents (i.e. purchase orders), are processed completely and accurately and submitted on-time to suppliers; responsible for maintaining correct costs and integrity of P/O documents.

* Administers, in conjunction with materials and QA management, internal / external supplier quality accountability via a non-conformance reporting system. Responsible for communicating non-conformances to suppliers and negotiating credits.

* Monitor and report supplier on-time delivery; aggressively communicates and manages through any issues that could impact the manufacturing process and elevating concerns as necessary.

* Manages & maintains accurate physical vs. perpetual inventory records. Individual will initiate cycle counts requirements and be responsible for updating inventory records and reconciliation.

* Will utilize discretion in making necessary adjustments to safety stocks as deemed necessary to facilitate product availability while maintaining the lowest possible inventory.

* Identify situations that require engineering change requests and initiate accordingly (i.e. BOM adjustments, item definition changes, etc.).

Qualifications

* Experience in purchasing and Supply Chain management

* Understanding of Supply Chain configuration and principles

* Excellent interpersonal, communication, analytical skills.

* Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel, computer skills & preparing spreadsheets.

Forest River offers a stable work environment that is fast paced. Our employees enjoy a highly competitive Wage and Benefit Package. We are looking for dedicated individuals with experience in the Industry as well as other Manufacturing Processes.