Supply Management Specialist I at Three Point Solutions Inc

Job Title: Supply Management Specialist I
Client: Heavy Machine Manufacturing Industry
Duration: 12 Months
Location: Waterloo, IA 50704

Description:

Provides entry-level sourcing, Enterprise Product Delivery Process (EPDP), Enterprise Order Fulfillment Process (EOFP) support to include development and execution/enforcement of strategies and contracts for commodities of lower value and less complexity. Assists with cost models, make vs. buy studies, spend analysis, invoice issue resolution, and other data analyses. Works with Strategic Sourcing to address chronic supplier performance issues and/or validation of suppliers during early supplier selection process as part of Enterprise Product Delivery Process (EPDP). Makes use of Achieving Excellence process to manage supplier performance. The work requires the exercise of discretion and independent judgment but is reviewed periodically or upon completion.

Duties:

• Executes Order Fulfillment Process (OFP) with cost reduction activities, analyzing quotations, and making supplier selection based on quality, cost, process capability, lead time, and supplier stability criteria.
• Participates in resourcing activities and make vs. buy decisions.
• Collects cost data and prepares limited supplier cost/industry analyses.
• Supports the Engineering Change Management (ECM) process to ensure timely and cost-effective implementation of design changes and product improvements.
• Develops and executes inventory plans to meet inventory/asset management and material flow goals.
• Resolves shipping, receiving, invoicing, and payment problems to ensure prompt and accurate payments to suppliers.
• Drives continuous improvement in performance and lowest total cost with the Supply Base, utilizing the Achieving Excellence process and criteria.
• Defines, resolves, and provides permanent solutions to supplier performance issues with the assistance of other functional representatives such as quality, product engineering, etc., while managing day-to-day supplier relationship issues and ensuring proper communication occurs.
• Expedites parts as necessary.

Position Title:

CI Supply Management Specialist

Specific Position Requirements:

This is a 1st shift position (7:00 am to 3:30 pm) with no anticipated overtime.

Job Duties:

• Manage and implement urgent supplier resourcing projects related to capacity to ensure consistent supply to Waterloo.
• Support day-to-day activities related to prototype requests and/or spot buys to support Continuous Improvement and resourcing efforts.
• Responsible for continuous improvement workflow tasks supporting change within Waterloo Tractor.

Requirements:

• Ability to investigate, own, and resolve complex and often ambiguous problem statements and drive to resolution.
• Demonstrated Project Management skills.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to create and maintain new relationships internally with other functions and externally with the supply base to meet team objectives.
• Self-starter with the ability to gather data and other inputs to make decisions and take action.
• BA in Business Management, Supply Chain, or a related field.

Stands Out:

• SAP Experience.
• Experience creating dashboards and other visual reporting tools (Power BI/Data Analytics/SharePoint/etc.).

Visa sponsorship is not available, now or in the near future, for this position.

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