Overview:

This position is responsible for procuring materials required to support production requirements, negotiate costs and manage supplier relationships. Evaluates vendor costs, lead-times and performance to ensure timing material deliveries. Responsible for managing material delivery schedules, purchase order placement and supplier performance metrics. The position will support NPI programs and new supplier's selection process.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Reviews requisitions.

• Confers with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.

• Selects products for purchase by testing, observing, or examining items.

• Estimates values according to knowledge of market price.

• Determines method of procurement such as direct purchase or bid.

• Prepares purchase orders or bid requests.

• Reviews bid proposals and negotiates contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority.

• Maintains procurement records such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories.

• Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action.

• Approves invoices for payment.

• Expedites delivery of goods to users.

• OSP Experience

Qualifications:

+ Detailed oriented and good written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills

+ Knowledge of MRP, ERP Planning Systems

+ Knowledge of Epicor

+ Must be possess MS Excel/Word knowledge

+ Ability to manage high complexity projects within department

+ Ability to manage, recommend and implement at sustaining level supplier agreements for mid to high level risk suppliers

+ Must be an organized self-starter with good reasoning skills

+ Inventory Control

+ Must be able to handle sensitive related and proprietary information in a confidential manner

Education & Experience

+ Bachelor's degree in business or related field OR equivalent combination of education and experience

+ Minimum 3 - 5 years related experience and/or training in purchasing OR equivalent combination of education and experience

Skills & Abilities

+ Must possess MS Excel/ Word knowledge

+ EPICOR System Knowledge preferred

+ Ability to manage high complexity projects within department

+ Ability to manage, recommend and implement at sustaining level supplier agreements for mid to high level risk suppliers

+ Must be an organized self-starter with good reasoning skills

ADDITIONAL NOTES

ALIGN Precision is an Equal Opportunity Employee and wholeheartedly supports diversity in the workplace as a basic premise for business success. All employees of ALIGN Precision are employed on an at-will basis.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.