What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement Specialist position at Graepel North America?
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POSITION SUMMARY
The Procurement Specialist's responsibilities include sourcing new suppliers, ensuring that the purchased products and materials meet specifications, negotiating purchase orders/terms, and evaluating supplier performance. Additionally, the procurement specialist will be responsible for ensuring timely deliveries and resolving any supply issues or discrepancies.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions Statements
- Research, select, and audit potential suppliers.
- Correspond and collaborate with suppliers.
- Submit requests for quotes (RFQs), prepare proposals, negotiate purchase terms and conditions, and issue purchase orders.
- Monitor supplier performance and address any issues or concerns.
- Send/review EDI transmissions to/from suppliers.
- Input new purchase orders, verify raw material is available, and send order confirmations to customers.
- Conduct cycle counts on material and assist with inventory processes and procedures.
- Collaborate with Graepel staff to ensure flow of product to the end customer.
- Work a regular schedule determined by supervisory management.
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisory personnel.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Education: Apprenticeship or academic studies in Business Administration
Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field preferred.
Experience:
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience preferably as a buyer, planner, or dispatcher in an industrial and or logistics firm.
- Ability to establish relationships with international customers, suppliers and sub-contract manufacturers. and familiarity with pricing strategies and negotiation tactics.
- Fluent English to communicate to customers and suppliers.
- Basic understanding of German preferred to communicate and coordinate with German facilities preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
- Outgoing attitude, communicative and negotiating skills, persuasive power
- Cooperative attitude
- Willingness to travel domestic and international
Computer Skills:
- Experience using MS Office Suite and Business Management Software