Procurement Coordinator

About the role

Nexen Group engineers and manufactures motion control products that serve a wide range of industries. The Procurement Coordinator partners with a global supply network to plan, execute, and continuously improve plant-level procurement activities, ensuring plant objectives and customer expectations are met.

Responsibilities

• Assist management with development of tactical plans for the plant; solicit supplier input and share ideas during planning processes and initiatives.
• Create, support, and drive continuous improvement throughout the supply chain.
• Back up production control by running MRPs, providing production dates and expedite dates to CSR, and managing assigned department activities.
• Make purchase decisions in accordance with company policies and applicable rules and regulations; analyze direct and indirect material purchase requisitions and internal work orders requiring outside processing.
• Review reports, conduct purchase analysis, perform supplier negotiations, execute purchase order terms and conditions, and administer purchasing work instructions and procedures.
• Coordinate logistic requirements for inbound and outbound materials under company carrier contracts.
• Provide planning schedule releases, forecast information, and historical part usage analysis to suppliers.
• Solicit and evaluate supplier order acknowledgements, proposals, and quotes; help resolve supplier invoice issues.
• Optimize purchasing transactions and negotiate supplier pricing points.
• Monitor open purchase orders, adjust due dates based on needs and availability, and expedite parts as necessary.
• Maintain supplier delivery and quality performance in accordance with ISO-9000 documentation; advise suppliers of delivery performance requirements and resolve issues.
• Develop and manage supplier relationships; conduct routine business review meetings, evaluate overall performance and compliance, and perform supplier sourcing and analysis including certification processes.
• Conduct routine category RFQs to minimize total cost; negotiate pricing and terms with winning bids, assign parts, and set up quarterly reviews to ensure expectations are met.
• Execute supplier base part analysis; support maintenance/requirements of NDAs and assist development/maintenance of Supplier Relationship Management.
• Work with Manufacturing Engineering, Design Engineering, and Management during projects to analyze make-or-buy decisions and manage inventory levels.
• Analyze usage and application of purchase components to recommend safety stock and order quantities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Three or more years of purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment.
• CPSM and CPIM certification is a plus.
• Educational equivalent: one year of education equals one year of closely related experience.