Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

JOB REQUIREMENTS: JOB SUMMARY This position is responsible for maintaining adequate supply of purchased materials to support manufacturing operations. Yearly spend could exceed \$50M. This role has broad responsibilities including but not limited to supplier selection, price negotiation, purchase order placement, expediting, and determining ordering and material flow strategies from source to point of use. The role will work with the sourcing team when dealing with critical suppliers. This position is exposed to all levels of management, both at the local level as well as the supplier level, to deliver year-over-year improvements in material cost, quality, availability and inventory. It is crucial that the sourcing analyst develop an in-depth understanding of supplier capabilities in the marketplace. Analysis and control of the inventory and supplier base of plant, to ensure effective delivery of quality materials to maintain production schedules in a cost-effective manner while leveraging strategic supplier relations and ensuring sustainable competitive advantage by owning the supplier development and qualification processes. PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Analyze SAP MRP (stock status) and place purchase orders to meet the production requirements of the plant. Expedite materials as needed to meet production need dates. Work independently or with strategic sourcing team to negotiate with suppliers for lower pricing, better payment terms, yearly rebates, etc. Work with supply chain and manufacturing engineering to determine and set SAP parameters to ensure lowest total cost of ownership. This includes minimum buys, rounding values, reorder points, safety stocks, etc. Identify the optimum flow path for each material from supplier to point-of-use to ensure minimum number of material touches. Own the on hand inventory levels for assigned parts to ensure material availability while achieving inventory turns targets. Take a professional and disciplined approach to working with suppliers ensuring transparency, consistency and fairness. Implement and support compliance to standards, and minimize risk and cost exposure. Share and review forecast requirements and resolve design, delivery, quality, and cost of materials problems. Monitor and review the price, delivery and quality of incoming materials to maintain a dependable and high performing supplier base. Correct, change and approve invoices for payment. Assist marketing, engineering, quality, manufacturing, and others in the selection of components and suppliers to meet the production and MRO needs of the corporation. Assure appropriate... For full info follow application link. SPX Corporation is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected basis. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/4CA4088174014E2E