Work to be performed:

1. Place/amend purchase orders as required.
2. Determine quantities/dates for materials to be purchased to ERP requirement.
3. Prepare/forward vendor RFQs for material, product, processing.
4. Determine suitable vendors with customer specification approval.
5. May interview sales representatives, follow-up vendor contacts and occasional visits to same.
6. May negotiate or approve price changes and analyze purchases to recommend improvement, availability and price of materials to Manager.
7. Adjust claims for vendor and/or carrier.
8. May follow market trends and report on market commodities in order to detect early development of lead time.
9. Maintain liaison with vendors and other related departments.
10. Expedite deliveries to assure costs and delivery targets are achieved.
11. Ensure that vendors respond to schedule demands to avoid in-house production line delays or stoppag...