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Judge Direct Placement

Senior Purchasing Agent

Judge Direct Placement, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28245

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Judge Direct Placement is seeking a Purchasing Agent in the Charlotte, NC area. The candidate will be responsible for the execution and inventory control processes for operations.

Pay Range $65,000.00/yr - $70,000.00/yr (base pay)

Responsibilities

Enter non-inventory purchase orders

Ensure the MRP has run every day, review all messages and forecasting data

Enter new & maintain purchase part planning parameters in MAX for lead time, order quantities and safety stock

Convert approved purchase requests to purchase orders in the purchasing schedule

Actively look for cost saving activities and create plans to achieve

Set a timescale and plan for all cost saving initiatives

Put together competitive bidding requests for quotes for commodity items, manage the bidding process & vendor selection

Progress chase with vendors for PO delivery dates

Print & email purchase orders and changes to vendors

Ensure all due dates on purchase orders are maintained and notes added if revising a due date

Check daily the pull in and push list for purchased parts & make necessary adjustments with the vendor

Responsible for running daily & month end processes and reports

Assign responsibility for communication with specific vendors

Assist with input and development of materials forecasts used to drive MRP

Responsible for interface with Mid States on invoice processing

Process receivers in MAX and MDCM as needed

Assist with the process of establishing cost standards for specific vendors

Work with QC to monitor credits are received and rejected parts returned to vendors

Meet onsite with vendors to negotiate any issues such as delivery performance or pricing discrepancies

Enter non MRO purchases as requested

Work with accounting to resolve pricing discrepancies between purchase orders & invoices

Enter order acknowledgment for purchase order in ERP system

Enter inventory data into the ERP system during the annual policy inventory

Requirements

5+ years purchasing experience

3+ years purchasing experience using an MRP system

2+ years experience in a manufacturing environment

Advanced knowledge of MRP Software

Understanding of BOM Structures

Knowledge of using scanning technology to process receiving and cycle counting transactions

Knowledge of Crystal reports to generate data to support decision making

Experience with consignment inventory management

Experience with vendor managed inventory management & programs

APICS Certification preferred

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Accounting/Auditing and Manufacturing

Industries

Manufacturing

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