What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Purchasing Agent position at Judge Direct Placement?
Judge Direct Placement is seeking a Purchasing Agent in Charlotte, NC area! The candidate will be responsible for the execution and inventory control processes for operations.
Responsibilities:
- Enter non-inventory purchase orders
- Ensure the MRP has run every day, review all messages and forecasting data
- Enter new & maintain purchase part planning parameters in MAX for lead time, order quantities and safety stock
- Convert approved purchase requests to purchase orders in the purchasing schedule
- Actively look for cost saving activities and create plans to achieve
- Set a timescale and plan for all cost saving initiatives
- Put together competitive bidding requests for quotes for commodity items, manage the bidding process & vendor selection
- Progress chase with vendors for PO delivery dates
- Print & email purchase orders and changes to vendors
- Ensure all due dates on purchase orders are maintained and notes added if revising a due date
- Check daily the pull in and push list for purchased parts & make necessary adjustments with the vendor
- Responsible for running daily & month end processes and reports
- Assign responsibility for communication with specific vendors
- Assist with input and development of materials forecasts used to drive MRP
- Responsible for interface with Mid States on invoice processing
- Process receivers in MAX and MDCM as needed
- Assist with the process of establishing cost standards for specific vendors
- Work with QC to monitor credits are received and rejected parts returned to vendors
- Meet onsite with vendors to negotiate any issues such as delivery performance or pricing discrepancies
- Enter non MRO purchases as requested
- Work with accounting to resolve pricing discrepancies between purchase orders & invoices
- Enter order acknowledgment for purchase order in ERP system
- Enter inventory data into the ERP system during the annual policy inventory
Requirements:
- 5 years purchasing experience
- 3 years purchasing experience using an MRP system
- 2 years experience in a manufacturing environment
- Advanced knowledge of MRP Software
- Understanding of BOM Structures
- Knowledge of using scanning technology to process receiving and cycle counting transactions
- Knowledge of Crystal reports to generate data to support decision making
- Experience with consignment inventory management
- Experience with vendor managed inventory management & programs
- APICS Certification preferred
Salary : $65,000 - $70,000
