Procurement Coordinator - Huntingdon, TN

Procurement Coordinator - Huntingdon, TN

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Gränges Americas Inc. is a leading producer of value-added primary aluminum products and rolled aluminum coils in North America. Gränges is the parent company who is a global aluminum company focused on rolled products for the heat exchanger industry. Our vision is to help create smaller, lighter and more designable rolled aluminum products to increase economic efficiency and reduce environmental impact.
We have operations all over the world including production facilities located in Sweden, United States, and China. We currently have openings for entry level production team members at our Huntingdon, Tennessee location.

Purpose

The Procurement Coordinator provides professional support to the plant.  They are responsible for facilitating and managing procurement activities for various goods and/or services.  This includes providing internal customers with advice and support with execution of the full procurement process.  This role supports the achievement of multiple organization objectives and contributes to the planning and implementation of functional goals and the delivery of procurement/sourcing requirements.  The Buyer will also work with internal clients to understand, define, document and report as required, on key business initiatives.

Job Responsibilities

• Review proposals/quotes to ensure they are complete and ready to convert to a Purchase Order. 
• Verify requisition is entered correctly and process purchase requisitions daily to support plant production.   Purchase Orders may require modifications prior to release to supplier. 
• Process and manage Blanket PO’s on an annual basis, along with monthly tracking.   
• Review and manage the monthly late Purchase Order report. 
• Oversee new vendor setup and ensure that systems are appropriately maintained and updated for all plants.   
• Work with key personnel to research and resolve issues depending on product or services in scope. 
• Apply CORE principles (Cost Out, Reliability, & Effectiveness) for corporate wide savings and business process improvements.
• Ensure compliance with all company policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Drive a transformational change within his/her procurement responsibilities to help leverage spend and move the organization from being more tactical and transactional based to a more strategical and data driven focus.
• Leverage and optimize the standardized procurement systems to ensure maximum savings & accurate and timely delivery of materials and products to support the business through proactive versus reactive processes and data driven decisions.
• Maintain open communications with all levels of functional leader’s and colleagues to assess the needs of their departments and help them accomplish key business objectives by recommending solutions and measures.
• Work in a safe and healthy manner, adhering to all safety rules and practices.
• Represent the company’s core values of being committed, action oriented, and sustainable.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree Preferred or 2-4 years equivalent experience
• Supply Chain Management knowledge with a focus on Procurement and Inventory Management.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to entry data via touch typing.  (without looking at the keys)
• Ability to work as part of a team and build collaborative relationships. 
• Attention to details. 
• Ability to maintain positive attitude in a high stress/fast paced work environment.
• Ability to work and make decisions with minimal supervision.
• Strong problem solving, organization, interpersonal skills, and time management skills.
• Must be a self-starter. 
• Demonstrates ability to understand broad interactions and interdependencies among unit/department processes and the internal/external environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Proficient in Office software; Database software; Internet software; Inventory