Job Title : Planning Associate / Procurement

Location : Mobile, AL

Duration : Months (Possible extension months)

Shift : M F ( : - : or : - : )

Job Description

• Candidates are required to have a strong Procurement background- purchase orders / writing SOWs / managing vendors and parts / contracts / fixed bids / accruals, etc.
• Coupa systems experience is required, SAP systems experience is highly preferred but not required (Ideal candidate would have both systems experience)
• ISN systems experience is preferred but can be trained onsite if they don't have experience.

Job Duties :

• Enter requisitions on behalf of mill support team for MRO, services, capital equipment and operating supplies.
• Work with Mill Stores team to transport parts and equipment to final location in the Mill.
• Secure parts staging areas in the mill and stage parts for capital projects.
• Reconcile bill of materials (BOMs) to part received prior to installation to ensure all parts received.
• Work with appropriate procurement personnel to help expedite parts, find alternate parts, submit invoices, and address any service issues.
• Ensure contractors scheduled to come on site are approved in the ISN system and work with them to address any issues prior to arrival date.
• Work with appropriate procurement personnel to proactively vet suppliers by category following procurement processes and procedures to ensure supply continuity at the Mill level.
• Pull daily report of parts pulled from Stores to ensure warranties are executed as available.
• Work with Mill host to complete contractor evaluations after completion of a job.
• Complete capital project Spend Report (PSR) monthly to forecast spending and budget.
• Work with Mill Finance manager to forecast monthly expense spending.
• Implement Mill cost controls to ensure cost center owners approve spend before requisitioning.

Qualifications :

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with or experience in a Procurement / Purchasing role, preferably experience in a Mill location.
• Experience working with contractor services (electrical, mechanical, HVAC, engineering)
• Experience writing scope of work (SOW)
• Understanding of different types of purchase contracts (T&M, Fixed Cost, GMax, Cost ) and when to use each type.
• Knowledge of how to read a bill of materials and validate parts received match.
• Experience working with vendor front offices to resolve issues (safety training, invoicing, quality of services, etc)
• Coupa systems experience is required, SAP systems experience is highly preferred but not required (Ideal candidate would have both systems experience)
• Ability to work with a variety of mill functions (engineering, maintenance, operations)
• Ability to work with corporate functions (US and International)
• Basic understanding of finance principles (authorized, committed, spent, NPV, ROI)

Last updated : 2024-05-21