Inventory and Purchasing Supervisor

Essential Duties

• Lead all procurement activities to ensure timely, cost-effective acquisition of direct and indirect materials.
• Establish strong supplier relationships focused on quality, delivery performance, cost competitiveness, and continuous improvement.
• Monitor supplier performance through key metrics including: On-Time Delivery, Quality Performance, Cost Competitiveness.
• Maintain accurate inventory levels that support production while minimizing excess inventory and carrying costs.
• Create and manage inventory cycle counting schedule.
• Develop and improve material management processes that increase inventory accuracy, material availability, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with Production Planning to proactively identify material shortages.
• Analyze materials needed for work orders.
• Attend and take part in regular production and like meetings (i.e., scrap and variance meetings).
• Ensure prompt and correct updating of the computer systems.
• Purchase maintenance and factory supplies as needed.
• Collaborate with the proper team members to decide costs and supply needs for production (i.e., cost increases from suppliers, obtain copper and other vital production articles).
• Buy supplies that are critical for the success of business operations.
• Monitor obsolete materials.
• Keep detailed records on procurement activity, materials quantity, specifications etc.
• Maintain compliance with all Marmon IEI environmental, Health and Safety policies.
• Support and take part in Lean/5S and process improvement initiatives.
• Support activities within compliance to ISO Quality System procedures.
• Provide coverage in the absence of the Planner and or Other roles as needed.

Education And Experience

• Preferred: Associate degree in related field preferred.
• 3-5 years of production planning office experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge And Skills

• Preferred: Knowledge of applicable purchasing laws, regulations, and policies.
• Ability to read and interpret production and materials reports.
• Strong knowledge of inventory processes and cycle counts.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Strong organization and documentation skills and attention to detail.
• Must be able to perform basic arithmetic, statistics, and other specific mathematical applications.
• Able to meet deadlines and manage priorities.
• Able to communicate verbally, in writing and interpersonally.
• Solid knowledge in Microsoft applications and applicable production applications.
• Must be able to multi-task, follow priorities given, and have strong troubleshooting skills.
• Self-starter: ability to take initiative and work with minimal supervision.