Procurement Coordinator Job White Salmon Washington USA,Manufacturing / Production

Location: White Salmon

Description

ICE

Job Description

Procurement Coordinator

Title: Procurement Coordinator FTE Status: Full Time – 40 hours

FLSA Status: Non-exempt Reports To: Production Manager

Primary Purpose of Position:

To support ICE’s operations with an uninterrupted flow of materials and services. The purchasing function is responsible for determining the organization's requirements, selecting an optimal source of supply, ensuring a fair and reasonable price, and establishing and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers; i.e., the right materials, services, and technology from the right source, at the right time, in the right quantity.

The Materials Planner interfaces with management, sales, operations, engineering, and other staff toward efficient production and on-time delivery to facilitate ICE’s growth and profitability.

Essential Functions:

Coordinate purchasing needs with user departments and purchase competitively and efficiently, ensuring that sufficient supplies have been planned to cover requirements.

Monitor for material shortages and solve any issues on time while communicating accordingly.

Develop and maintain SOP documentation for key procurement processes.

Drive the proficient use of the ERP/MRP system through standardized workflows.

Research and evaluate suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production, and distribution capabilities, and the supplier’s reputation and history.

Develop reliable and effective supply sources and foster close working relationships with suppliers, developing long-term strategic relationships toward mutual goals.

Analyze and report on long-range availability and costs of major purchased items.

Search for new and alternative ideas, products, and materials to improve efficiency & profitability, including, but not limited to, stocking programs, blanket purchase orders, forecasting, and Kanban.

Prepare purchase orders by verifying specifications & price.

Confer with staff, users, and vendors to discuss defective/unacceptable goods or services and determine corrective action.

Create and maintain fulfillment dashboards and shortage reports.

Apply strong negotiation skills with the capacity to be firm and flexible as conditions require.

Work closely with sales, engineering, operations, and other supply chain teams to ensure mitigation of shortages to meet delivery dates.

Additional Functions:

Other duties as assigned.

Reporting:

Direct report to Ops Manager.

Works with sales, engineering, operations, management, and production crew for problem solving and production improvements.

Working Conditions:

This position includes the ability to perform those activities to complete the essential functions of the job, either with or without reasonable accommodation. The position includes continuous and/or frequent talking, repetitive motions of hand/wrists, hearing, and handling. Mental activities performed by the employee in this position include decision making, interpersonal skills, supervisory skills, teamwork, creativity, customer service, mentoring, use of discretion, presentations/teaching, problem analysis, negotiation, and the ability to perform math and to read, write, speak, and understand English.

Physical activities may include standing, walking, stooping, twisting, climbing, balancing, kneeling, bending, crawling, reaching, grasping, fingering, repetitive motions of hands and wrists, sitting, hearing, and lifting/pushing/pulling or carrying objects up to 50 pounds. Work is primarily indoors in an office or manufacturing facility and occasionally includes travel by air or ground transportation.

The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the essential functions of this job, the level of knowledge and skills typically required, and the scope of responsibility, but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned, including work in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods or otherwise to balance the workload.

ICE is an equal opportunity employer. Per ITAR regulations,…


Increase/decrease your Search Radius (miles)



Job Posting Language