Material Sourcing Specialist – Fabrication

With around 480 locations in over 40 countries, thyssenkrupp Materials Services is the biggest materials distributor and service provider in the western world. The broad service spectrum offered by the materials experts enables customers to focus on their individual core business. The area of Materials Services spans two strategic areas: global materials distribution as one-stop-shop – from steel and stainless steel, tubes and pipes, nonferrous metals and specialty materials to plastics and raw materials – and tailored services in the areas of materials management and supply chain management.

An extensive omnichannel architecture offers 250,000 customers worldwide cross-channel, round-the-clock access to more than 150,000 products and services. A highly efficient logistics system ensures that all requested services are smoothly integrated into customer production processes “just-in-time” or “just-in-sequence.

Ken-Mac Metals Divison Ken-Mac Metals is one of the leading distributors of aluminum, pre-painted aluminum and stainless steel sheet, strip and coil in the country, distributing products throughout the NAFTA region from eight plant locations and additional warehouse and distribution facilities across North America. In addition, they offer value-added coil and cut-to-length processing and blanking services. The company is one of the largest distributors of its kind, with one of the most respected supply chains, positioning Ken-Mac Metals as a preferred material source.thyssenkrupp

Steel Services Divisonthyssenkrupp Steel Services, a division of thyssenkrupp Materials NA, Inc., is a leading supplier of flat rolled, hot rolled, and hot dipped carbon steel products to the U.S. Marketplace, including galvanneal, galvalume, galfan and enameling steel. Our people, our suppliers, and our state-of-the-art service centers in Richburg, South Carolina, Woodstock, Alabama, Sinton, Texas, and Detroit, Michigan all supported by a network of stocking locations throughout North America, are dedicated to providing exceptional customer service to our customers from a variety of manufacturing sectors.

Leads material sourcing and purchasing for the fabrication business. Owns relationships with mills, service centers and other material suppliers. Sources and negotiates the best total cost, availability and lead time for material, including non-flat products such as bar, tube, structural and long products that fall outside existing product manager coverage. Partners with inside sales, estimators and outside processors to make sure awarded jobs are supplied on time and at the margin they were quoted.

Key Accountabilities:

• Source and purchase material for fabrication jobs, including products not covered by existing product managers
• Build and manage relationships with mills, service centers and distributors; negotiate pricing, terms, minimums and lead times
• Provide material pricing and availability to estimators during quoting so quotes reflect real, current cost
• Develop new supply sources and mill programs that support growth in new material lines and long products
• Enter and manage purchase orders in SAP for material, and subcontracting orders for fabrication work
• Obtain and verify vendor acknowledgements; manage changes to cost, quantity and delivery dates
• Proactively communicate purchase order updates, delays and risks to sales and operations
• Set up and maintain vendors in SAP, including storage locations and required documentation
• Maintain the vendor heat map and supplier performance data, including on-time delivery
• Monitor metals market pricing, surcharges and lead-time trends, and advise sales and leadership on their impact
• Reconcile purchase and invoice discrepancies; invoice…