Purchasing Agent, Nuclear - New Berlin, WI

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.

About the role

Purchasing Agents (PA) work and negotiate with suppliers to purchase goods and services for the company. The PA is assigned specific commodities they are responsible for.

Responsibilities

• Communicate all component requirements to potential supply sources, ensuring strict conformance to Konecranes product specifications and quality program.
• Work with internal and external functional groups to ensure timelines, cost structure, contractual obligations, and all manufacturing/engineering needs are met.
• Source and negotiate the most favorable overall “value” and lead-time without compromising quality or customer requirements.
• Conduct thorough review and comparison of all major quoting activity to project and sales estimates to ensure margins and impacts are realized and communicated when necessary.
• Perform continuous system maintenance at the part number, supplier, and PA levels to ensure system integrity and accuracy of information.
• Review open purchase requisitions daily and source material from suppliers with the required capabilities, capacity, and quality program for a demanding market.
• Obtain quotes for other functional groups such as Engineering, Estimating, and Service as needed.
• Act on system-generated material exceptions by expediting, delaying, or cancelling on-order material as necessary, and communicate results to the required group or individual.
• Write and document work instructions for our ERP system as well as general workflow to allow continuous improvement.
• Meet all annual goals and objectives assigned by the Purchasing Manager, with constant communication throughout the year. Goals may be adjusted as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Associates or higher degree preferred but not required.
• 5+ years’ experience working within a procurement role, including commodity-based buying and one-off quantities.
• Background/experience with heavy steel, welding, and machining is a plus.
• 20% travel is required.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans.
• 401k plan with a match from day one.
• Identity theft protection and accident insurance.
• Travel insurance and additional benefits.
• 2 weeks of vacation per year (pro-rated for the first year depending on start date). After 5-12 years of service: 3 weeks; after 13+ years: 4 weeks.
• 5 days of sick leave per year (pro-rated the first year after 90 days of service).
• 10 paid holidays per year.