Procurement Specialist
KNF · Trenton, NJ · 2 wk ago
Purchasing$75k–$90k/yrFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Supports quality, delivery, and cost initiatives.
- Manages sourcing responsibilities to manage commodities and develop and maintain supplier relationships.
- Orders production materials, components, and services needed to support the manufacture of pump products.
- Places and releases purchase orders and long-term blanket orders.
- Captures and coordinates vendor First Article submission and inspection.
- Manages open orders to ensure accuracy and on-time delivery.
- Negotiates with vendors regarding product or service price, availability, and delivery schedules.
- Maintains high-quality written and oral communications with suppliers and creates written supply contracts and agreements.
- Optimizes supply chain continuity by aligning production demand with verified supplier capacity to implement level-loading strategies.
- Manages and maintains inventory levels to company goals at the raw, subassembly, WIP, and finished goods levels.
- Develops short- and long-term unit and dollar inventory projections at the raw, subassembly, WIP, and finished goods levels.
- Maintains and updates SAP MRP master material data to ensure accurate material pricing and that lead times are updated.
- Reviews bills of materials for finished goods, secures and analyzes quotations to ensure accurate product cost calculation.
- Captures and coordinates quality issues and engineering changes/developments between company activities and suppliers.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree and at least 5 years of procurement experience, or an Associate’s Degree and a minimum of 10 years of experience.
- Buying and strong material planning skills required; SAP experience preferred.
- Ability to resolve issues relating to technical drawings and detailed bid specifications with minimal supervision.
Pay
Competitive base salary: $75,000–$90,000, plus incentive reward
Benefits
- Comprehensive onboarding and training program
- Hybrid work schedule available after initial training period
- Low-cost medical and dental insurance
- Company-paid life insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
- Stable, collaborative culture with long-term career growth opportunities