Purchasing Expediter

Sanmina Corporation (Nasdaq: SANM) is a leading integrated manufacturing solutions provider serving the fastest-growing segments of the global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) market.

About the role

An Expeditor is responsible for expediting delivery of materials necessary to support MRP requirements. The Expeditor will also provide support to the buyers by auctioning Push/Pull/Cancel requirements, confirm order commits, resolving invoice discrepancies, past due purchase orders, non-conforming receipts, and the return of material in the MRB / RTV cages.

Responsibilities

• Follow up with suppliers to assure the delivery of materials and services to meet the MRP need date requirements.
• Reconcile past due purchase orders with suppliers and take appropriate corrective action.
• Data entry to update the associated purchase orders.
• Contact suppliers to obtain product/service information such as price, lead-times, minimum order quantities, availability, and delivery schedule.
• Expedite and confirm receipt of purchase orders to assure the timely release of work orders to the Stockroom for kit picking.
• Secure tracking information, confirm and communicate delivery information.
• Use of MRP actions to manage inbound receipts and assure the on-time delivery of materials to support work order and production requirements.
• Support the buyers with clearing supplier invoice issues. Coordinating activities with Shared Services (Accounts Payable) to assure suppliers are paid timely.
• Support the buyers with clearing non-conforming receipts. Investigating the root cause for the discrepant receipt, defining the problem and taking the appropriate corrective action.
• Secure RMA from suppliers and coordinate the activities necessary to return discrepant material to the supplier. Update the purchase order accordingly.
• Other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Minimum five years of experience required
• Excel experience
• Strong oral and written communication
• High school or equivalent experience required
• Enthusiastic, willing to learn and flexible