Wisconsin Metal Parts, Inc.
Overview
Local growing top workplace and looking for an experienced purchasing professional to join our team and take the lead on our purchasing activities and centralize company buying processes to optimize cost, maintain quality, leverage relationships necessary to support growth.
Role will be responsible for overall organizational procurement activities, process implementation, and assist in setting strategy to support growth in collaboration with General Management and Operations leaders.
Great opportunity for someone who enjoys both tactical and strategic purchasing responsibilities, and is looking for their next growth opportunity in a culture, and people focused organization. Position will report to the General Manager, and will work heavily in collaboratively with sales, planning, operations team.
Responsibilities
Lead all buying/sourcing activities to support contract manufacturing operations: Machining, Stamping, and Fabrication including raw materials (metal sheet, bar, coil stock), components, tooling, VMI
Assist in monitoring, managing, reconciling inventory levels and transactions for accuracy; establishing responsible, proactive purchasing practices.
Supplier evaluation, relationship development for quality, accountability, and to identify cost reduction, and contract negotiation
Proactive steel, metal market trends and internal demand analysis to support sales and operations teams
Develop, maintain accurate purchasing and payment records
Lead discrepancy resolution to support operations, accounting
Assist in purchase requests for general office supplies or other miscellaneous company needs
Qualifications Required:
5 or more years’ progressive experience in a metals procurement focused role
Some prior experience centralizing purchasing functions, and installing or improving on best practices
Strong interpersonal, negotiation skills
Detail orientated, strong follow through
Aptitude for numbers, analysis, and process improvement
Strong ERP skills, aptitude
Preferred:
Prior experience supporting an ERP implementation, any Epicor experience is a plus
BS/BA Degree (Supply Chain, Operations, or Business preferred)
CSCP, CPIM (or other APICS) certification
Experience in a purchasing role in the contract manufacturing industry strongly preferred
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Role will be responsible for overall organizational procurement activities, process implementation, and assist in setting strategy to support growth in collaboration with General Management and Operations leaders.
Great opportunity for someone who enjoys both tactical and strategic purchasing responsibilities, and is looking for their next growth opportunity in a culture, and people focused organization. Position will report to the General Manager, and will work heavily in collaboratively with sales, planning, operations team.
Responsibilities
Lead all buying/sourcing activities to support contract manufacturing operations: Machining, Stamping, and Fabrication including raw materials (metal sheet, bar, coil stock), components, tooling, VMI
Assist in monitoring, managing, reconciling inventory levels and transactions for accuracy; establishing responsible, proactive purchasing practices.
Supplier evaluation, relationship development for quality, accountability, and to identify cost reduction, and contract negotiation
Proactive steel, metal market trends and internal demand analysis to support sales and operations teams
Develop, maintain accurate purchasing and payment records
Lead discrepancy resolution to support operations, accounting
Assist in purchase requests for general office supplies or other miscellaneous company needs
Qualifications Required:
5 or more years’ progressive experience in a metals procurement focused role
Some prior experience centralizing purchasing functions, and installing or improving on best practices
Strong interpersonal, negotiation skills
Detail orientated, strong follow through
Aptitude for numbers, analysis, and process improvement
Strong ERP skills, aptitude
Preferred:
Prior experience supporting an ERP implementation, any Epicor experience is a plus
BS/BA Degree (Supply Chain, Operations, or Business preferred)
CSCP, CPIM (or other APICS) certification
Experience in a purchasing role in the contract manufacturing industry strongly preferred
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