This position coordinates activities involved with replenishment of goods, such as inventory, parts, and reviews requisitions. The Procurement Category Buyer / Planner, collaborates with all component suppliers as it relates to our transactional relationship, and to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, delivery schedule, product technical information, and new product meetings. This position determines method of procurement, professional collaboration with sales & marketing, and key channel partner(s) on revenue and product fulfillment, inc and quality issues. The Procurement Category Buyer is the transactional brand manager, and will be key in determining what the stocking position will be for all components based on collaborative channel partner feedback, internal company recommendations, market feedback, and maintaining stock keeping units, that support Parksite's objectives while understanding our internal fiscal responsibility.
Responsibilities:
Manages timely product review cycles and prepares purchase orders
Develops and executes strategies to achieve desired performance goals and key metrics such inventory turns, order fill rates and regular reorder buying practices
Reviews proposals with sales managers and negotiates with budgetary limitations and scope of the authority
Contributes and involved with key supplier meetings with Parksite
Maintains computerized procurement records, such as item maintenance and services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories
Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection, along with logistics personnel, production, suppliers, and others to determine source of trouble
Track and report large inventory buys, overall inventory turnover
Track & implement supplier cost adjustments and input into Infor system with IT assistance
Assists team in cleaning up data and layout consistency within ERP system
Contributes to project management skills to manage, facilitate, coordinate tasks, projects and programs with our manufacturing team and channel partner
Support development and documentation of processes and controls
Support electronic exchange of data with our suppliers and other facilities
Support any corporate-wide cost reduction program
Analyzes data to ensure data integrity; and analyzes data for changes and developing trends
Prepare periodic reports for Director of Purchasing from the collected data based on personal knowledge and experience without direction or prior review
Provide support to develop and update supplier scorecard
Support pricing and supplier consolidation decisions, relating to small component parts
Support business planning development including re-forecasts with numbers supported by the business system
Prepare return of materials to manufacturer, when necessary
Respond to various departments within the organization who may need information regarding suppliers, products, deliveries, etc
Discuss with Sales Managers about new and existing products for demand based ordering, and forecasting changes
Actively follows-up and tracks purchase orders, communicating changes and status to requestors, while managing vendor performance including delivery dates in the ERP system, and other contract provisions
Other duties that may arise in the normal course of business
Experience:
A minimum of 3 years procurement/supply chain background in distribution and/or manufacturing environment
Building material industry knowledge and/or knowledge of industry suppliers and products. Experience specifically with door manufacturing and assembly preferred
Bachelors degree in business or Supply Chain Professional preferred
3+ years' experience working with ERP systems
Skills & Competencies:
Possess analytical skills in forecasting, supply chain along with strong problem-solving skills
Computer skills including Windows, Excel, Word
Must have excellent organization and verbal communication skills
Ability to prioritize and multi-task, and professionally interact with all levels of the organization
Strong computer utilization skills for the preparation and presentation of reports and the management of data pertinent to the sourcing function, including Microsoft Office program