What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement Coordinator position at Five Below?
At Five Below our growth is a result of the people who embrace our purpose: We know life is way better when you are free to Let Go & Have Fun in an amazing experience, filled with unlimited possibilities, priced so low, you can always say yes to the newest, coolest stuff! Just ask any of our over 20,000 associates who work at Five Below and they’ll tell you there’s no other place like it. It all starts with our purpose and then, The Five Below Way, which is our values and behaviors that each and every associate believes in.
It’s all about culture at Five Below, making this a place that can inspire you as much as you inspire us with big ideas, super energy, passion, and the ability to make the workplace a WOWplace!
Job Description
Position: Procurement Coordinator
DEPARTMENT: Maintenance
REPORTS TO: Maintenance Manager
BRAND DESCRIPTION:
Five Below is a leading high-growth value retailer offering trend-right, high-quality products loved by tweens, teens and beyond. We believe life is better when customers are free to "let go & have fun" in an amazing experience filled with unlimited possibilities. With most items priced between $1 and $5, and some extreme value items priced beyond $5, Five Below makes it easy to say YES! to the newest, coolest stuff in our incredible Five Beyond offering: Style, Room, Sports, Tech, Create, Party, Candy, and Now. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Five Below today has over 1,200 stores in 40 states.
At Five Below our growth is a result of the people who embrace our purpose: We know life is way better when you are free to Let Go & Have Fun in an amazing experience, filled with unlimited possibilities, priced so low, you can always say yes to the newest, coolest stuff! Just ask any of our over 19,000 associates who work at Five Below and they’ll tell you there’s no other place like it. It all starts with our purpose and then, The Five Below Way, which is our values and behaviors that each and every associate believes in.
It’s all about culture at Five Below, making this a place that can inspire you as much as you inspire us with big ideas, super energy, passion, and the ability to make the workplace a WOWplace!
POSITION SUMMARY
Responsible for procurement necessary for continued operation and maintenance of all company equipment. Ensures compliance with CMMS standards. Responsible for keeping accurate and adequate supply of critical spare parts, tools, warehouse supplies and other necessary equipment. Helps to develop maintenance plans and schedules to maximize material handling equipment uptime. Plans and schedules based upon preventative maintenance, predictive maintenance, and other KPIs. Plans and organizes all inventories.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for the materials planning, scheduling and ordering activities associated with the delivery of specific parts and or products.
- Analyzes work orders by size, urgency, skill set, location, complexity, and available manpower and assist maintenance team by issuing work orders in a sequential flow to individual technicians or work teams.
- Coordinates the engagement and direction of appropriate subcontractors and RFP process.
- Work closely with Technicians to stage materials, permits, subcontractors, tools, and other resources necessary to accomplish the work in the most productive manner possible.
- Develop, maintain and distribute workflow processes to the entire account team documenting how work is planned, scheduled and executed.
- Provides regular statistical reporting to the management team showing quantities evidence of the productive use of the work force.
- Drives a proactive maintenance spare parts and warehouse operational supplies keeping and replenishment programs.
- Uses guidelines set by management, develop, implement, and manage preventive maintenance and life cycle optimization strategies.
- Performs annual review of all inventories, maintenance programs to ensure current work order system library contains correct frequencies and balanced 12-month schedules for all technicians and vendors.
- Determines appropriate predictive maintenance tasks.
- Trains the work force in the use of CMMS techniques.
- Analyzes predictive maintenance data for trends. Initiates corrective actions as appropriate.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Locating key suppliers
- Negotiating purchasing agreements
- Ensuring materials and products meet company specifications
- Managing vendor relationships
- Creating purchase orders
- Maintaining inventory records
- Controlling the procurement budget
QUALIFICATIONS
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) Required.
- Minimum of four years of related experience and/or training working within an industrial maintenance complex, manufacturing/distribution industries, facilities management, or related field.
- Strong knowledge of CMMS use.
- Prefer hands-on experience in material handling systems installation, operation, and/or maintenance. Experience with contracting, purchasing and negotiations.
Five Below is an Equal Opportunity Employer
If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
Five Below is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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