Murray Equipment, Inc.
Senior Purchasing Agent
Murray Equipment, Inc., Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, 46804
Murray Equipment, Inc. is seeking a skilled Purchasing Agent. This person will support various product lines and will be responsible for procuring components, materials, tooling, services, and will support supply chain activities with the goal of on-time production of quality products while optimizing total production costs. Successful candidates should be self-starting and self-motivated, have prior purchasing experience; preferably from a manufacturing setting as well as experience in electronics and international purchasing.Essential Duties and Responsibilities
include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Procures components, manufactured parts including PCBs/CCAs, castings, machined components, and purchased items utilizing MRP requirements to support manufacturing.Procures tools, fixtures and shop supplies to support in-house operations.Builds and maintains good business supplier relationships.Establishes new suppliers that meet the expected requirements of quality, cost and delivery. Monitors and takes corrective actions as required.Provides information to Sales and Engineering regarding part qualities, cost and delivery on a timely basis.Interfaces with management concerning new products and forecasts for new and existing products.Confirms receiving operations and performs inventory reconciliation.Coordinates rework and disposition of scrap material and ensures the most economical and efficient method of validating useable material for production.Schedules, prepares, and forwards complete and accurate purchase orders (in-house and outside process) according to company guidelines.Expedites and follows up on purchase orders as required to meet customer expectations.Evaluates make vs. buy decisions for critical components involving operations, finance and engineering departments.Leads efforts with quality control working with suppliers to determine source of defective or unacceptable material and takes corrective action.Seeks alternative sourcing to optimize costs and cost control.Implements inventory controls such as kan-ban, cycle count.Approves invoice exceptions from purchase requirements.Supports item and bill of material maintenance and change orders.Participates in the Quality Systems Management Review Team if necessary.Follows up on supplier incidents, shortages, damaged items and discrepancies with suppliers, and maintains related documentation.Initiates and distributes change notices for purchased items such as changes in specifications, part numbers, and sources.Interfaces with the Shipping/Receiving department regarding incoming and outgoing shipments on a daily basis.Formulates disaster plans for product linesPlans for product or component "end of life".Attends and participates in meetings to ensure customer requirements are met.Supports billing and accounts payable when necessary.Performs other related duties as assigned.Skills:
Bill of Material LogicComputer LiteracyConflict ResolutionCustomer RelationsCustomer ServiceDistribution ManagementRoot Cause AnalysisEnterprise Resource ManagementMaterials Resource PlanningMath AptitudeNegotiationOperations ManagementOral CommunicationOrganizationPlanningProfessionalismProject ManagementReading at 12th grade levelTime ManagementUse of telecommunicationWritten CommunicationEducation/Experience:
Bachelor's Degree and 3-5 years of experience required.Or 5-10 years' work equivalent.Experience in Electronics and International Purchasing.
Physical Requirements:
Manually lifting up to 20 pounds.Capable of standing/walking more than 50% of work time.Sitting for long periods of time.Desk work with continuous use of telephones, computers and other office equipment.Work part of the time in production environmentAuto TravelProficient oral and written communication skills
include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Procures components, manufactured parts including PCBs/CCAs, castings, machined components, and purchased items utilizing MRP requirements to support manufacturing.Procures tools, fixtures and shop supplies to support in-house operations.Builds and maintains good business supplier relationships.Establishes new suppliers that meet the expected requirements of quality, cost and delivery. Monitors and takes corrective actions as required.Provides information to Sales and Engineering regarding part qualities, cost and delivery on a timely basis.Interfaces with management concerning new products and forecasts for new and existing products.Confirms receiving operations and performs inventory reconciliation.Coordinates rework and disposition of scrap material and ensures the most economical and efficient method of validating useable material for production.Schedules, prepares, and forwards complete and accurate purchase orders (in-house and outside process) according to company guidelines.Expedites and follows up on purchase orders as required to meet customer expectations.Evaluates make vs. buy decisions for critical components involving operations, finance and engineering departments.Leads efforts with quality control working with suppliers to determine source of defective or unacceptable material and takes corrective action.Seeks alternative sourcing to optimize costs and cost control.Implements inventory controls such as kan-ban, cycle count.Approves invoice exceptions from purchase requirements.Supports item and bill of material maintenance and change orders.Participates in the Quality Systems Management Review Team if necessary.Follows up on supplier incidents, shortages, damaged items and discrepancies with suppliers, and maintains related documentation.Initiates and distributes change notices for purchased items such as changes in specifications, part numbers, and sources.Interfaces with the Shipping/Receiving department regarding incoming and outgoing shipments on a daily basis.Formulates disaster plans for product linesPlans for product or component "end of life".Attends and participates in meetings to ensure customer requirements are met.Supports billing and accounts payable when necessary.Performs other related duties as assigned.Skills:
Bill of Material LogicComputer LiteracyConflict ResolutionCustomer RelationsCustomer ServiceDistribution ManagementRoot Cause AnalysisEnterprise Resource ManagementMaterials Resource PlanningMath AptitudeNegotiationOperations ManagementOral CommunicationOrganizationPlanningProfessionalismProject ManagementReading at 12th grade levelTime ManagementUse of telecommunicationWritten CommunicationEducation/Experience:
Bachelor's Degree and 3-5 years of experience required.Or 5-10 years' work equivalent.Experience in Electronics and International Purchasing.
Physical Requirements:
Manually lifting up to 20 pounds.Capable of standing/walking more than 50% of work time.Sitting for long periods of time.Desk work with continuous use of telephones, computers and other office equipment.Work part of the time in production environmentAuto TravelProficient oral and written communication skills