Material Specialist, Fabrication Services - Branchburg, NJ

About the role

Ryan Herco Flow Solutions, a SunSource company, oversees the extensive RHFS fabrication inventory management network. This involves reviewing stock levels, managing vendor relations, and providing timely feedback to sales and management.

Responsibilities

• Proactively monitor trend data and manage vendor relations to set stock levels and replenishment criteria.
• Provide input and data to support RHFS’s strategic growth planning process for the Fabrication KPG.
• Create, review, manage, and maintain kits and work orders within Mincron.
• Generate and manage purchase orders for fabrication branches.
• Initiate operational solutions to speed cycle time and quality delivery for customers.
• Analyze reports, measurements, and external benchmarks to identify opportunities for continuous improvement in inventory reduction.
• Communicate with sales on order entry validity, work order status, and offer substitute products to meet customer expectations.
• Reconcile Accounts Payable and Purchase Order reports, ensuring accuracy.
• Manage the flow and positioning of inventory across multiple stages in the supply chain, including suppliers and downstream partners.
• Set metrics to support management policies surrounding sales and vendor decisions for optimal inventory and service level strategies.
• Recommend stock level objectives based on historical data and usage.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and ensure timely receipt of materials.
• Provide data to determine inventory value, including in-transit inventory, for RHFS's business objectives.

Requirements

• College degree in business (MBA preferred) and/or 5+ years of working experience in a logistics environment with extensive experience in pricing, purchasing, inventory control, and material planning.
• Product / plastics / metals industry knowledge is a plus.
• Microsoft Office Suite proficiency is required.
• Excellent planning, organizational, analytical, communication, negotiating, and networking skills are required.
• A team attitude, eager to cooperate with others, with exceptional interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to change direction and handle multiple situations and responsibilities on a regular basis.
• An excellent understanding of costing, performance measurement, and inventory control.
• A self-motivated, energetic, dependable, and honest individual with the utmost ethical standards to maintain the RHFS culture of excellence.

Qualifications

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