Purchasing Agent - New Berlin, WI

About the role

At Konecranes, we believe that great customer experience is built on the people behind the Konecranes name. Everything we do, we do with passion and drive. We believe diversity drives business success and is the foundation for our growth. We welcome different backgrounds and skills that enrich our community and we promote a place where we can ALL be ourselves. This is what makes Konecranes a unique place to work.

Responsibilities

• Assigned specific commodities to manage and communicate component requirements to potential supply sources, ensuring strict conformance to Konecranes product specifications and quality program.
• Collaborate with internal and external functional groups to ensure timelines, cost structure, contractual obligations, and manufacturing/engineering needs are met.
• Source and negotiate the most favorable overall “value” and lead-time without compromising quality or customer requirements.
• Review and compare major quoting activity to project and sales estimates to ensure margins and impacts are realized and communicated as necessary.
• Maintain system integrity at the part number, supplier, and PA levels to ensure accurate information for all viewers.
• Daily review of open purchase requisitions and source material to suppliers with required capabilities, capacity, and quality program.
• Obtain quotes for other functional groups such as Design Engineering, Application Engineering, and Service Group as needed.
• Act on system-generated material exceptions, expediting, delaying, or cancelling on-order material as necessary and communicate results to relevant groups or individuals.
• Write and document work instructions for the ERP system (SAP) and general workflow to enable continuous improvement.
• Meet all annual goals and objectives assigned by the Purchasing Manager, with constant communication throughout the calendar year; goals may be adjusted as needed.

Requirements

• 5 years of working experience within a Procurement role, including commodity-based buying and one-off quantities.
• Ability to read engineering drawings/blueprints.
• Knowledge and understanding of heavy steel and associated processes, including welding and machining.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or related discipline strongly preferred.
• One to three years of Purchasing-related experience required.
• Knowledge of SAP, Oracle, or other ERP systems required.
• Excellent personal computer skills; ability to navigate various software systems simultaneously.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and ability to read blueprints preferred.
• Ability to work in a team-structured, fast-paced, and multitasking environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized, motivated, detail-oriented, with the ability to prioritize work.
• Strong analytical, reasoning, and problem-solving skills required.
• Strong Microsoft Excel experience.
• Ability to travel up to approximately 20% required.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans.
• 401k plan with a match from day one.
• Profit sharing.
• Identity theft protection.
• Accident insurance.
• Travel insurance.

Schedule

• 2 weeks of vacation per year (pro-rated for the first year depending on start date).
• 5–12 years of service: 3 weeks of vacation.
• 13+ years of service: 4 weeks of vacation.
• 5 days of sick leave per year (pro-rated the first year after 90 days of service).
• 10 paid holidays per year.