Job Description
Job Description
Position Summary: Source new suppliers and work with outside vendors to source materials including, but not limited to sheet metal, gases, tooling and inserts. Negotiates supply agreements based on an evaluation of total cost (purchase price, tooling, lead times, freight, etc.), product quality, process controls, capacity, and ability to provide continuous improvements.
Role Qualifications:
- Must possess strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills as well as well-honed negotiation skills
· Must be extremely well organized and detail oriented along with exposure to office and manufacturing environments.
· Must have 5 years of purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment
Primary Responsibilities:
· Coordinates with engineering, operations, and quality to develop and review product specifications, statement of work performance terms and/or acceptance criteria and subsequent changes.
· Locate, evaluate, select, and maintain potential sources of supply utilizing domestic and international supply base.
· Evaluate competitive offerings on the basis of commodity and market knowledge.
· Negotiates competitive and advantageous Supply Agreements/Contracts.
· Resolves contractual disagreements and payment problems with suppliers.
- Establishes procurement plans and makes overall procurement decisions for assigned commodities.
- Generates reports on purchasing activities for management.
- Develops strategies and tactics for and conducting negotiations.
- Reviews and publishes market information and trends pertaining to assigned commodities.
- Works with supplier to reduce overall lead-time including but not limited Vendor Managed Inventory or consignment relationships.
- Develops and/or implements programs/processes of standardization, process improvement. Cost reduction, cost avoidance, and cost containment.
Essential Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field preferred
- 5+ years purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment required.
- Certificate in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) and/or Purchasing Management (CPM) preferred.
- Familiar with MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to develop effective working relationships.
Company DescriptionAbout ProSource Staffing: Our Mission
Our mission is to be the staffing services provider and employment agency of choice by helping people and companies achieve their goals. Whether you need premier talent or if you are searching for jobs in Humble TX, Deer Park, Channelview or other suburbs of the Houston Metro, ProSource will meet and exceed all of your expectations.
Our goal is to improve our clients profits while providing our employees with unique and rewarding employment opportunities. We aim to be the highest-quality provider to each niche sector we service, through integrity, competence, innovation, and execution.
We are dedicated to attracting, engaging, and retaining talent through a culture that nurtures success, develops careers, encourages communication, and honors all commitments. Commitment to our customers, employees, and strategic partners is the foundation of our mission.
We will honor our commitments by putting ethics and morals first. We will work hard to deliver exceptional customer service.
Life at ProSource Staffing: Our Culture
Our integrity is a critical asset, and we are committed to upholding it.
We cherish our company, and represent it with honor.
We set high standards, and we abide by them as we practice business fairly and behave ethically. We share our expectations with each other and strive to maintain a workplace built on mutual values, trust and goodwill.
We thrive on challenges, viewing them as an invitation to success.
A true team, we work together to routinely please our customers, surpass our record achievements, and drive our organization to greater success.
Company Description
About ProSource Staffing: Our Mission\r\nOur mission is to be the staffing services provider and employment agency of choice by helping people and companies achieve their goals. Whether you need premier talent or if you are searching for jobs in Humble TX, Deer Park, Channelview or other suburbs of the Houston Metro, ProSource will meet and exceed all of your expectations.\r\n\r\nOur goal is to improve our clients profits while providing our employees with unique and rewarding employment opportunities. We aim to be the highest-quality provider to each niche sector we service, through integrity, competence, innovation, and execution.\r\n\r\nWe are dedicated to attracting, engaging, and retaining talent through a culture that nurtures success, develops careers, encourages communication, and honors all commitments. Commitment to our customers, employees, and strategic partners is the foundation of our mission.\r\n\r\nWe will honor our commitments by putting ethics and morals first. We will work hard to deliver exceptional customer service.\r\n\r\nLife at ProSource Staffing: Our Culture\r\nOur integrity is a critical asset, and we are committed to upholding it.\r\n\r\nWe cherish our company, and represent it with honor.\r\n\r\nWe set high standards, and we abide by them as we practice business fairly and behave ethically. We share our expectations with each other and strive to maintain a workplace built on mutual values, trust and goodwill.\r\n\r\nWe thrive on challenges, viewing them as an invitation to success.\r\n\r\nA true team, we work together to routinely please our customers, surpass our record achievements, and drive our organization to greater success.