Position Description (Principle Duties and Responsibilities)

• Procuring Legacy Service/OEM products at the lowest cost while maintaining quality and urgency of need.  
• Coordinating communication activities with Legacy Service Parts Suppliers or Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Service Suppliers to meet customer demand.  
• Developing and maintaining necessary records and files for efficient operations.  
• Tracking all shipments from suppliers and conducting checks against orders. 
• Using systems knowledge to issue suggested purchase orders based on MRP system suggestions and customer demand.  
• Requesting changes to purchase order dates from suppliers in alignment with MRP system suggestions and demand changes.  
• Updating the MRP system to ensure clear communication of expected service parts inventory.  
• Monitoring open purchase orders and ensuring on-time receipt.  
• Issuing purchase orders to support engineering changes.
• Updating internal stakeholders on the status and direction of business activities daily or as required.  
• Updating internal customers on key service parts supply issues and driving them to resolution.
• Coordinating engineering changes between internal customers and suppliers.  
• Updating purchase orders as needed.  
• Managing suppliers to ensure continuity of supply and product availability.  
• Challenging supplier price increase requests and escalating unresolved issues as necessary.  
• Serving as the single point of contact for suppliers regarding SCR/Change Order tracking and prioritization.  
• Holding suppliers accountable to the agreed shipment plan.  
• Updating the business and internal teams on critical supply chain matters and resolutions.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in Business or a related discipline.
• 0-2 years of procurement or related work experience.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• PC literacy and proficiency with common office equipment.
• Excellent interpersonal and analytical skills.
• Ability to exert up to 10 lbs. of force and occasionally up to 20 lbs.
• Visual and auditory discrimination and memory skills.
• 2 years of experience in Service/OEM aftermarket purchasing and/or planning, is preferred
• Functional skills in MRP, supplier management, and purchasing systems/procedures, is preferred.