Main Responsibility :

- Manages the purchase of materials, supplies, services and preservation at the best overall price, quality, delivery and inventory level

Duties :

- Purchases capital equipment, services, chemicals, MRO supplies, packaging materials and construction needs as required.

- Supports corporate, plant purchasing goals, policies and procedures. Maintains proper ethical standards and behavior.

- Establishes and develops suppliers working towards long term relationships with suppliers. Performs supplier performance evaluations.

- Provides follow up and expediting as necessary to assure best price, quality and delivery is obtained.

- Negotiates blanket/contract agreements whenever possible. Provides purchasing related information and support to other departments as needed.

- Works with Accounting on invoice corrections and approve invoicing when different from Purchase Order.

- Reviews requisitions for accuracy and ensures correctness of purchase orders and releases issued.

- Supports continuous improvement activities.

- Plus from time to time, any other activities that are deemed within your capability that you can carry out safely Standards

- All capital purchases must meet corporate standards. Chemicals must have Material Safety Data Sheets and meet safety and environmental approval. Packing must meet customer specifications. MRO & Construction must meet quality standards.

- Ensure the correct level of quality materials are ordered and in stock to meet company requirements, while achieving aggressive and dynamic targeted inventory levels.

- Work with regional Corporate Sourcing to ensure a unified effort is in place to achieve key objectives.

- Manages online internal approval levels of requisitions. Ensures all requisitions above $5000 have a proper signature and 3 bids/direct source justification

- Ensure compliance with all HLI procurement policies and procedures, and respond to and correct, any audit finding, in the most effective and efficient manner.

- Suppliers selected on price, capability, quality standards, location, financial stability. Evaluates according to ISO/TS standards.

- Work on supplier development programs to ensure all approved suppliers meet our cost, quality and delivery objectives

- Arrange vendor shelf stock on standard items - enter blankets for long lead time items. Multi-source critical items for backup.

- Uses corporate standards, multi-plant volume and ISO/TS approved vendors. Source new products and provide vendor technical support.

- Review all invoices based on purchase order information, receipts and invoice accuracy.

- Review for the proper vendor pay site, accounting department/account number, and authorization according to policy.

- Seek new materials or products to improve the process or eliminate waste.

- On an As Need basis

Exceptions (Responsibilities) :

- Assesses training needs and supports employee training, including communication of procedures and work practices to employees in their area of responsibility.

- Communicates procedures and work practices.

- Complies with applicable health, safety and environmental legal and other requirements.

Authorities :

- Stop any unauthorized process related activities affecting the quality of the products manufactured.

- To stop any activities, which may endanger someone's safety, cause an environmental accident, or produce the defective product

GENERAL PROVISION:

- Ensure that the Quality Systems and EMS system in accordance with TS16949 and ISO 14001 standards respectively are adhered to and implemented at all time.

- This document covers the main responsibilities for this position, however, there should be a recognition that as the needs of the business change there may be a requirement to take on additional roles outside of those listed above. If those roles are determined to be more than a short-term issue then this job description will be amended accordingly

- All employees are required to perform/conduct all business functions/transactions in line with the company's Legal and Ethical Compliance Policy

Job Specification :

Skills :

- Organization

- Oral and written communications

- Planning

- Negotiation

- Judgment

- Leadership

- People development

- Contracting/business law

Knowledge :

- 15 years of experience in materials management

- 5-6 years supervisory experience

- BE Mechanical and Bachelor Degree in Business or equivalent preferred.

Traits

- Initiative

- Creativity

- Commitment

- Communication

Working Conditions : The job works in conditions with frequent exposure (80%) to noise, odors, dust, drafts, chemicals, operating machinery, temperature conditions.

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