Job Title: Purchasing Specialist

Job Summary: Responsible for Supply Chain Management, Purchasing Materials, Price Negotiation and Contracts.

Job Functions:

Quotes and procures procuring materials, components, equipment and services at the lowest cost consistent with consideration of quality, reliability of source and urgency of need
Expedites and ensures the timely receipt of materials
Works with engineering and SQE to recommend new suppliers
Issues RFQs, analyzes proposals, negotiates prices, delivery, and adjusts purchase orders in a timely manner
Follows-up on orders, negotiate vendor contracts, verify deliveries, approve payments, and maintain necessary inventory levels
Leads purchasing activities with manufacturing departments to maintain inventory at planned levels
Reviews MRP on a regular basis and be responsible for executing and cancelling pull ins, push outs and planned orders as prioritized
Other duties as assigned.
Nothing in the Position Description restricts management's right to assign or re-assign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time
Qualifications
Languages spoken commonly in the workplace are English and Mandarin. Ability to read, understand and comprehend documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to speak effectively and interact with other team members, engineers, leadership and customers
2 years of experience in procurement or over 2 years of logistics or over 2 years of project management
Undergraduate and above (science major preferred)
The employee is regularly required o stand or sit for long periods. Duties will include long periods of viewing a computer monitor
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables
Knowledge of and familiarity manufacturing software
Bachelor's Degree with at least five years’ experience in a purchasing role
Must have strong analytical capabilities and initiative to take action as appropriate and necessary
Should have an independent & organized work style with the ability to effectively manage time, prioritize work responsibilities, assume and manage multiple tasks without close supervision while ensuring that deadlines are met
Must have a proactive approach to identify and resolve manufacturing related issues
Should have demonstrated strength working in a team oriented environment
Must be proficient with Microsoft Office applications, ERP Systems (Plex), Logistics databases, MRP, and other reporting tools

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