Buyer/Purchasing 3 - Cullerton Group
Alpharetta, GA 30022
About the Job
Cullerton Group has a new opportunity for a Buyer/Purchasing 3 in Alpharetta, GA. The work will be done onsite. This is a long term contract. It can lead to permanent employment with our customer. Compensation is $27/hr + OT including benefits, vision, dental, health insurance, 401K and holiday pay. Cullerton Group will provide sponsorship.
Education & Experience Required:
Technical Skills
(Required)
- Manages and coordinates in-bound material shipments with approved Suppliers to ensure timely receipt of materials to meet production schedules.
- Develop and execute required inventory control activities to ensure accuracy and compliance
- Ensure timely processing of purchase requisitions and purchase orders with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability and delivery schedule
- Assist Accounting Department with Purchase Order discrepancies, delayed invoices, inventory, and job costs, etc.
- Monitor Material Shortages and serves as material liaison between Engineering and Production for projects in production with critical shortages.
- Coordinate and support new product introduction with quoting/bids
- Support management, production, receiving, shipping, engineering, accounting, purchasing and, all compliance teams to promote success within the facility
- Support initiatives relating to material and logistics cost reduction goal as outlined for the organizations and/or department.
- Monitors status of assigned open purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery of all materials, including timely resolution, communication, and mitigation of future potential problems.
- Procuring material for projects and ensuring on time delivery of the material prior to project kickoff.
- Working with Suppliers to ensure components are shipping according to promise date
- Managing key suppliers and tracking performance
- Resolving any warehouse and accounting errors.
- Working with Engineering and other cross functional team members
- Other duties as requested.
Education & Experience Required:
- Bachelor's degree in finance or a related business field required.
- Accept internship as part of experience.
- Associate degree accepted with more years of experience ( 7+)
- Masters degree over qualifies candidate for this role
Technical Skills
(Required)
- Intermediate to advanced skill in use of computer software programs including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint RP systems experience a requirement (SAP/Oracle or others)
- Required to be able to prioritize work in a dynamic environment.
- Preferred that the incumbent is familiar with basic procurement and knowledge of forecasting, MRP, transportation, supply chain, and inventory management.
- Analytical with a methodical approach to problem solving and self-directed to take on actions in ambiguous situations.
Source : Cullerton Group