Procurement Specialist - (Res Ops Oracle Site)

Summary:

Responsible for managing and optimizing of the supply chain.  Responsibilities include:  material planning, inventory management, supplier delivery performance, and working capital efficiency. This role involves coordination with internal and external stakeholders, third-party service providers, logistics, warehouse, operations, accounts payable, to ensure seamless supply operations. 

The selected candidate must reside near and be able to regularly work on-site at one of our Residential Operations (Res Ops) Oracle locations, following a hybrid work schedule

Available locations include:

• Pella, IA
• Sioux Center, IA
• Shenandoah, IA
• Carroll, IA
• Portland, OR
• Fort Worth, TX
• Macomb, IL
• Murray, KY
• Reidsville, NC
• Gettysburg, PA
• Troy, OH

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: for the following objections and supporting actions/tasks. Other duties may be assigned.

• Manage daily execution of purchased materials to support Operations: placing Purchase Orders, managing exceptions, supplier on time delivery, expedite determination, inventory strategy calibration and execution, and invoice resolution.
• Collaborate with suppliers on component demand forecasts, supplier stocking program, ordering methods, inventory levels, safety stock, and lead time improvement opportunities. 
• Evaluating forecasts and identifying capacity concerns, recognize supply/demand issues impacting order flow, and communicate constraints remediation to the network when necessary.
• Maintain and manage procurement attributes/settings on all purchased items. 
• Develop future state objectives to achieve operational excellence, including working capital and supplier on-time delivery goals.
• Monitoring supplier shipments and acting accordingly with serviceable solutions for operations. (Purchase order outliers, critical overdue and exception process, open supply gaps, deviations, cycle adjustment report, etc.) 
• Collaborating with suppliers to address performance issues, including on-time deliveries and product quality. 
• Working in partnership with Supplier Performance Management, Category Management, Cost Management & Analytics, Plant Receiving/Stockrooms, Operations, and New Product Introduction (NPI) on strategic initiatives.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Education and/or Experiences:  

• Educational Background: Bachelor's degree preferred, preferably in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Engineering, or Transportation/Logistics. Will consider candidates with 3-5yrs of hands-on experience in Supply Chain in leu of educational requirements.

Skills: 

• Strong analytical skills. 
• Act as a mentor/manager to other team members, utilizing influence without authority.
• Proven ability to analyze, present, summarize, and provide recommendations.
• Demonstrated understanding of interactions across Materials Requirement Planning, EOQ, MOQ, Safety Stock, and Material Lead Time.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with internal and external stakeholders.
• Influence: The ability to influence and negotiate with suppliers and team members to achieve desired outcomes.
• Problem Solving: Strong problem-solving skills to address supply chain challenges and find creative solutions.
• Analytical: Proficiency in data analysis and interpretation to make informed supply chain decisions.
• Desire to Learn: A strong willingness to learn and stay updated on industry trends and technologies in supply chain management is important.

Computer Skills: 

• Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Microsoft Power BI

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations 

• Recommended to achieve Supply Chain Planning Certificate – Synchronized Planning / ASCM within 1 year of employment. 

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The selected candidate must reside near and be able to regularly work on-site at one of our Residential Operations (Res Ops) Oracle locations, following a hybrid work schedule

Available locations include:

• Pella, IA
• Sioux Center, IA
• Shenandoah, IA
• Carroll, IA
• Portland, OR
• Fort Worth, TX
• Macomb, IL
• Murray, KY
• Reidsville, NC
• Gettysburg, PA
• Troy, OH