Responsibilities
· Develop, implement, and manage procurement policies and procedures.
· Monitor and report on procurement performance, ensuring compliance with organizational standards.
· Develop and manage supplier relationships.
· Develop and maintain supplier scorecards, ensuring compliance with organizational requirements.
· Monitor supplier performance to ensure quality and cost objectives are met.
· Manage and coordinate the procurement process, including ordering, receiving, and invoicing.
· Prepare and review purchase orders, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
· Ensures material availability for current and future demand to be processed by the factory floor.
· Coordinates daily and effective interaction with the Planning team, Customs Team and Shop Floor for a proper material flow.
· Communicates backordered materials and material shortages on a timely manner and communicates delivery dates of these backordered materials.
· Coordinates and enforces Materials Key Metrics such as Premium Freight, Supplier Delivery and Inventory Levels.
Qualifications
· BA or BS degree
· Fully bilingual (English – Spanish)
· At least 3-5 years of Procurement management or related in a manufacturing environment with vast knowledge on overseas supply.
· SAP expert (Required)
· Must be proficient in MS office (Excel).
· Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
· Can manage people and processes well in a fast-paced environment.
· Has a sense of urgency and the creativity to overcome Scheduling barriers.
· History of documented, metric-driven success.
· Ability to trouble-shoot issues and create innovative solutions to problems.