Procurement Specialist

Job title: Procurement Specialist
Location: Asheville, NC 28804 ***This position is 100% on-site***
Shift time: Mon-Fri First Shift
Duration: 9 months

** Interviews ** ( 8-5pm ) Seeking someone with experience. Need to be comfortable with standard purchasing/buyer role so they can jump right in.

What will you do?
Placing POs and planning material requirements to support inventory, production, and customer requirements while maintaining cost objectives & quality expectations.
Review/resolve past due POs, reschedule requests, and expedite deliveries.
Practice core procurement fundamentals using ERP (Baan or SAP): managing PIRs (Lead Time, Pricing, EOQ, Safety Stock, Etc.); reviewing and acting on signals; updating order acknowledgments/delivery dates.
Lead materials supply and inventory levels (of assigned portfolio) to meet manufacturing goals. Work closely with suppliers and internal teams to update required data and communicate changes by using strong analytical skills to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and get results.
Support management & reduction of raw material levels by executing a lean mentality.
Support, contribute & lead material/cost/productivity efforts for assigned materials/suppliers.

Education
Associates degree or above preferred in supply chain/procurement or related field.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Requiring experience using ERP system (Baan, SAP or similar), strong skills in MS office i.e. Excel, Word, Power Point and outlook.
Driven, results oriented, and motivated to work optimally without direct supervision
Critical thinking ability with "outside the box" mentality i.e. root cause analysis, impact assessment, problem solving /scenario analysis.
Strong organization skills with the ability to run and prioritize multiple tasks
Excellent communication & collaboration skills.