Purchasing & Inventory Specialist 2nd shift

Description

Procurement Job Functions :

• Effectively manage all spend that occurs in the position’s respective cost center to include maintenance, operations, administrative and capital expenditure (CAPEX).
• Review requisitions for completeness, accuracy, cost effectiveness, and adherence to Company standards, policies and procedures and prepare purchase orders.
• Ensure that all purchase orders have the required approvals before issuing.
• Obtain and analyze bids in accordance with established policies and procedures using approved vendor list.
• Monitor vendor pricing agreements / contracts to ensure that the agreements are enforced.
• Utilize the current Dossier system to place orders via approved inventory replenishment methodology.
• Maintain storeroom operations in adherence to Company standards.
• Serve as the local liaison between vendors and internal stakeholders; escalate procurement related issues to the yard General Manager and Procurement Manager as appropriate.
• Manage parts returns, warranty recovery and core exchange tracking / reporting.
• Support all shifts as needed and perform other duties as assigned by the Procurement Manager.

Inventory Job Functions :

• Physically receive purchased materials from vendors and input receipt data into the CMMS.
• Ability to travel to pick up and / or deliver parts.
• Issue parts to repair orders via CMMS.
• Manage critical spare parts identification and stocking levels.
• Identify obsolete inventory and manage disposition according to approved procedure.
• Conduct scheduled inventory cycle counts in order to identify root cause and mitigate inventory inaccuracies.
• Utilize CMMS to organize inventory locations according to product category, VMRS code and part number sequence.
• Ensure parts entered into the CMMS (Dossier) follow the correct nomenclature and part description naming conventions.
• Maintain storeroom operations in adherence to Company standards.
• Manage parts returns, warranty recovery and core exchange tracking / reporting.

Required Qualifications :

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 3 years’ experience in heavy truck equipment & light duty truck parts procurement and research.
• Ability to read and comprehend parts breakdown books.
• Familiar with Purchasing and Inventory Management software applications.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office proficiency specifically Excel.
• Consistently behaves in a professional manner.
• Valid Class C Driver's License with acceptable Driver's Record.
• Ability to perform physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Bilingual (English & Spanish).
• ASE Parts Specialist certification.
• APICS CPIM certification.
• Certified Purchasing Professional certification.

Hours : 3pm to 11pm M-F

Hourly Salary : $17.88 - $26.11 / hr

Benefits :

• Competitive wages
• Comprehensive benefit package Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401K
• Life Insurance
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time
• Career plan
• Recognition programs
• Professional development learning
• An exceptional work environment
13 hours ago