SUMMARY

　　Under limited supervision, responsible for sourcing and negotiating pricing and terms and conditions for Purchase orders, contracts and blanket orders required by * Manufacturing Limited for various commodities, supplies and services.

　　FUNCTIONS

　　Source possible suppliers and contractors for goods and services. Negotiate, place and expedite MRO orders with suppliers.

　　Receives, evaluates and processes the purchase requisitions for contract services, capital equipment, RO's and inventory material, following established company policies and procedures. Generate purchase contracts and blanket orders.

　　Maintain Purchasing's record database (JDE System) integrity.

　　Assist in design and implementation of new systems (i.e. New JDE Release, Corporate Purchasing Card Implementation, Minority Supplier Program, EDI, Electronic Requisitioning, etc.)

　　Perform special projects to identify cost opportunities and savings.

　　Participative Role in the design/implementation and monitoring of the supplier partnership programs.

　　Develops new practices and procedures.

　　Interact with Quality/Manufacturing/Engineering to develop specifications for new equipment/goods.

　　Be creative when problems arise and find solutions within common business and manufacturing practices.

　　Maintain purchasing documentation to cGMP standards.

　　Serve as backup for the MRO Category Manager, whenever necessary.

　　Assist in conducting supplier audits and visits and provide inputs to audit team Perform periodic audits of Purchasing's contracts and records.

　　Resolve discrepancies that arise from purchase orders, impacting areas such as Receiving and Finance.

　　Monitor and coordinate returns of goods.

　　Expediting of Purchase Orders.

　　Attend departmental meetings and others such as Operations/Production meetings, Procurement Staff meetings, Logistics Meetings, as required.

　　EDUCATION/LICENSES

　　High school/GED AND 4 years of directly related work experience OR

　　Associates AND 2 years years of directly related work experience OR

　　Bachelors AND 6 months years of directly related work experience OR

　　Master's

　　COMPETENCIES/SKILLS

　　Fully Bilingual.

　　Good interpersonal skills.

　　Computer literate.

　　Good oral and written communication skills.