Purchasing Specialist
$49,200–$100,900 year
On-site · San Antonio, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Purchasing Specialist to procure materials for production in a Tier 1 ERP environment; expedite material to support the production schedule; collaborate with project managers and engineers to purchase custom components and report progress to leadership; manage material procurement and lifecycle activities, coordinate with manufacturing for delivery schedules, monitor shortages, maintain accurate master data for MRP, and evaluate and manage supplier performance and quotes while supporting BOM costing and lead-time analysis.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5 years related experience in a MRP manufacturing environment or related technical discipline with an equivalent combination of skills, education and experience
- Experience in materials planning, sourcing or procurement in a production environment
- Product lifecycle experience in manufacturing and PLM database knowledge desirable
- Understanding of engineering and manufacturing bills of material and drawings, BOM structures, manufacturing test and quality control processes
- Ability to manage and exceed at delivering on multiple high priority tasks
- Strong team collaboration and analytical skills with ability to execute and follow-through on tasks to completion
- Superior organization skills, accuracy, attention to detail and a high degree of initiative
- Demonstrated working knowledge of MRP purchasing, Outlook and Excel (vlookup, pivot tables) including spreadsheet creation, calculation and reporting
- Familiarity with AS9100 or similar quality management systems
- Strong oral verbal and written communications skills
- Adaptable to growth and continually evolving requirements
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