Purchasing Specialist at Medline Industries, Inc. in Northfield, Illinois

Job Description:

Job Summary

Ensure integrity of vendor data for the kitting group including pricing, material characteristics and vendor master. Oversee vendor relationships for domestic and international suppliers to ensure pricing agreements are upheld, and effectively executed. Analyze, report, and resolve vendor data related discrepancies between the kitting group and vendor partners.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Oversee vendor pricing relationship; communicate vendor pricing changes and variances to internal stakeholders.




• Resolve discrepancies.




• Analyze and preload price changes in SAP and AS400 on appropriate dates.




• Provide reporting on impact of price changes and under/overbilling to business.




• Assist divisional teams in updating vendor data including relocating items to new vendors.




• Provide point of expertise for vendor data.




• Analyze price updates under various cost models to define total impact to the division.




• Provide data to divisional partners (Sourcing, Product Management etc.) for decision making.




• Assist in resolution of accounting issues related to pricing discrepancies.




• Provide support for New Item Creation

Minimum Job Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree OR high school diploma or equivalent and at least 2 years of related experience (finance, supply-chain, analytics)

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using SUM function, sort/filter, VLOOKUP, Pivot tables)




• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Word (for example: inserting headers, page breaks, page numbers and tables and/or adjusting table columns).




• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: applying a theme, formatting character spacing, inserting a picture, changing slide layout and theme colors, adding transitions, customizing slide numbers, changing chart style and/or formatting font).

Preferred Job Requirements

Work Experience

• Purchasing or Buying Experience in a manufacturing environment.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Basic Negotiation skills




• Data Analytics experience




• Experience processing all relevant details, understanding and prioritizing their importance and drawing clear, logically sound conclusions.




• Experience completing projects within timelines.

Benefits - Medline is committed to offering competitive benefits and a variety of choices to best meet the needs of you and your family. For employees scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week, this includes health and well-being, financial fitness, career development, paid time off and more. Employees scheduled to work less than 30 hours per week can participate in the 401(k) plan, access the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERG) and Medline Service Corps. For a more comprehensive list of our benefits, please click here.

Every day, we’re focused on building a more diverse and inclusive company, one that recognizes, values and respects the differences we all bring to the workplace. From doing what’s right to delivering business results, together, we’re better. Explore our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion page here.

Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Medline evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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