Purchasing Coordinator

JOB SUMMARY

The Purchasing Coordinator is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating the procurement, timely delivery, and competitive pricing of the purchased products, services, and outsourced components used throughout the Donsco organization.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Direct and control Donsco’s procurement of nonmaintenance materials, supplies, and services
• Manage Donsco’s relationships with transportation companies; ensure efficient transport of products to and from vendors and that we are receiving the best contracted rates available; closely manage and control Donsco’s freight costs.
• Ensure that reliable vendors, and appropriate backup vendors, are identified and certified for all needed, or potentially needed, products, services, and components.
• Evaluate each vendor’s pricing and terms relative to equivalent competitors and industry norms; ensure we are receiving the best quality and value for all products, services, and components.
• Develop and maintain close professional relationships with all suppliers of key products, services, and components.
• Act as a liaison with suppliers to ensure quality and ontime delivery performance, resolve qualityrelated issues and other problems, and provide or obtain required information.
• Ensure that an uptodate vendor database is maintained, as well as one which contains Donsco’s required products, services, and components.
• Establish and/or streamline the processes which guide Donsco’s relationships with suppliers, including ordering, billing, scrap adjudication, certification, etc.
• Work with the Quality Manager’s to establish a supplier rating system and administration process; regularly evaluate each key supplier’s performance on an ongoing basis.
• Lead the supplier certification process by working with appropriate Donsco staff to audit, rate, and certify or recertify suppliers as to their ability to meet our expectations for quality, delivery, service, and price.
• Work with Donsco and supplier staff to develop and implement process improvements suggested by certification audits.
• Establish procurement contracts and/or solicit and coordinate quotations from providers of products, services, and components; establish a quickquoteturnaround process with key suppliers of purchased services
• Establish and improve inventory policies and procedures; study usage patterns and work with Operations staff to establish inventory levels as needed; verify inventory levels by directing periodic inventory counts; ensure the integrity of inventory counts, changes, and financial statement balances
• Provide regular feedback to suppliers regarding their performance on key facets of the procurement process (e.g., quoting, ordering, customer service, delivery, billing, etc.)
• Provide regular feedback to internal and external customers regarding suppliers’ ability to perform to the terms specified in the PO
• Ensure that suppliers are aware of our quality and lead time expectations
• Monitor improvements in supplier capabilities and changes in internal and external customer needs in order to suggest new procedures / methods that will improve quality and / or reduce lead times
• Develop and maintain consistent supply chain policies and procedures across the company
• Other duties as assigned.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor's degree in business, procurement, or related discipline is a must; CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional; APICS), CPM (Certified Purchasing Manager; ISM), and/or CPPM (Certified Professional Purchasing Manager; APS) certification is preferred

Experience:Three to five years of purchasing and vendor management experience.

About Donsco Inc