PURCHASING COORDINATOR- CFA

SUMMARYAs a member of the division’s procurement team, the purchasing coordinator ensures that day-to-day purchasing activities run smoothly and efficiently. The position is responsible for sourcing commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) items and purchasing equipment, goods and services in alignment with the business demand, budgets, and timelines.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.Execute purchase orders for common mechanical and electrical parts, finished goods, manufactured parts, office consumables, tools, equipment and outside services.Request quotes from vendors; negotiate price and delivery.Track and maintain purchase orders to ensure accurate pricing, quantities, and delivery dates.Coordinate with customer service, project management, engineering, accounting and vendors to resolve shortages, late deliveries, quality concerns, or invoicing issues.Maintain purchasing records, contracts, and pricing data in ERP and other databases, and report on order status, spend, and delivery performance.Assist in procurement process improvements and compliance with purchasing policies and controls.To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCEHigh school diploma or equivalent is required and a minimum 3 years of experience purchasing mechanical/electrical components, MRO goods and services, construction services, or similar experience with vendor engagement and order processing. Experience in construction or the material handling equipment industry is preferred.COMMUNICATION SKILLSAbility to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedures. Display a sense of customer service through timely response and follow up to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, vendors, and the general public. Ability to effectively collaborate with others to resolve conflict.MATHEMATICAL SKILLSAbility to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamental economics. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.OTHER SKILLSMicrosoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains, SAP.Ability to work under pressure, quickly adapt to changing conditions and solve problems immediately.Good time management and ability to multitask, prioritize and meet deadlines.REASONING ABILITYAbility to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variable.PHYSICAL DEMANDSThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee might lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.WORK ENVIRONMENTThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is predominately performed in an office area sitting at a desk in a cubicle or in conference rooms. The work location is a manufacturing facility and when walking through certain areas of the facility, the noise level is moderate.Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities #J-18808-Ljbffr Murata-Machinery-