Supply Chain Specialist Senior

** Founded in 1985, ATS is a company with a presence in the United States, Mexico and the United Kingdom. We are professionals in Industrial Maintenance and we make factories run better.*
* ** Fundada en 1985, ATS es una empresa con presencia en los Estados Unidos, México y el Reino Unido. Somos profesionales en mantenimiento industrial y hacemos que las fábricas funcionen mejor.*
* ** Principal Duties/Responsibilities:*
* · Oversees the integrity of inventory and restocking of items in inventory. Manages onsite inventory, which may include spare parts.

· Processes repairs for stock; puts away stock; timestamps repair parts; pulls parts; delivers component parts to technicians for repairs.

· Controls inventory and material from vendors keeping within established department budget; proposes changes to stock levels and reorder levels for effective inventory management; analyzes inventory records.

· Processes and fulfills requisitions; monitors stock levels and parts; enters order and stocking data in tracking program; receives purchase orders and stocks items; checks on status of orders expedites late material orders.

· Maintains cross-reference system for optimal usage; tracks and updates nonconforming parts.

· Works closely with department managers/supervisors to assure areas stay within budget.

· Assist with inventory problem resolution; oversees the integrity of inventory and resolves discrepancies; participates in semi-annual physical inventory; works with Accounting and auditors to assure accuracy. Controls inventory and material from vendors keeping within established department budget.

· Participates in available training devoted to purchasing professionalism and to acquire supervisory and management skills.

· Controls all purchases in order to maintain the lowest possible inventory levels.

· Sources and evaluates vendors who can supply plant level services

· May spend extensive time supporting purchasing team in researching difficult to find and expensive parts or materials.

· Recommends the reduction and/or transfer of slow-moving and obsolete inventory.

· Oversees the follow-up of past due orders and performs activities to reduce POE and invoice grief.

· Establishes and maintains an aggressive cost reduction program, reporting results to department management.

· Assists Customer Service agents and Operations personnel with system parts transactions.

· Places claim with OEM's to replace defective parts under warranty.

· Confers with department managers and/or supervisors to determine status of scheduled tasks.

· Prepares performance data in 4up charting.

· Ensures ISO conformance.

· Creates and administers a sequential work schedule via a computerized scheduling system including: drawing up a master schedule, plan and schedule workflow, plan sequence of operations, expedites operations that delay schedules and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.

· Takes a leadershp role in Service/Quality Initiative; continually improves processes; quantitatively monitors processes. Completes required quality core classes and uses skills and techniques presented. Uses the Core Values in work environment. Adheres to company/customer safety procedures.

· May maintain standards and processes manuals, manage inventory process including budget accuracy and turns. Prepare a list and place requisitions for required materials, tools and equipment.

** Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (KSAs), &

Competencies:

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* ** Essential KSAs:*
* · Bachelors degree from four-year college or university and three or more years of related experience and/or training; or seven years equivalent combination of education and experience.

· Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence; effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization; add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs;

apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written,…