Purchasing Product Specialist

$70,000 DOE

In-office Job

PTO accrual starts the day you do! 3 Weeks per year!

10 paid holidays!

Health, dental, vision, and $20,000 company paid life insurance!

Short- and long-term disability, accident, critical illness and hospital insurance options available!

401(k) with company match and profit sharing!

ROSENBAUER STATEMENT

At Rosenbauer we pride ourselves on providing top-of-the-line fire apparatus, created with state-of-the-art technology for more than 150 years because when lives are at stake anything less is unacceptable. As the world’s largest manufacturer of fire equipment, we make sure our vehicles, production teams, and service personnel are ready to do what is necessary to keep communities safe.

POSITION SUMMARY

As a Purchasing Production Specialist, you are assigned a specific set of commodities, products, or suppliers with responsibility for efficiently and effectively planning and procuring material to properly support the production schedule. ThePurchasing Production Specialist is responsible to the best of their ability manage inventory levels, supporting material/product change management, interacting/coordinating with Suppliers on a variety of topics, all in support of the overall organizational goals and objectives.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

All employees are required to support Rosenbauer’s Mission, Vision, and Values. The following are the essential duties of this position and do not include marginal functions that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. The scope and duties of a given position may change or be temporarily altered based on the business needs of Rosenbauer.

1. Analyzes MRP outputs and initiate new purchases, as well as reschedule and cancel existing orders to support production schedule changes and inventory initiatives.
2. Interacts and communicates with suppliers the product specifications, purchase order details, and delivery requirements to support the business need.
3. Develops and implements inventory programs – i.e. Kanban, VMI, Consignment – in conjunction with organizational inventory goals, to reduce inventory, improve working capital, and mitigate operational disruptions – caused from shortages.
4. Reviews and resolves receiving and invoicing discrepancies, as required by receiving or accounts payable, to ensure accurate inventory and timely supplier payments.
5. Reviews and resolves problems relating to pricing, quality, and delivery, and to promptly communicate to the Supplier for corrective action.
6. Maintains proper Order Confirmation and Delivery Schedule in the ERP system.
7. Monitors planned delivery dates, versus build schedule demand, notify production support of any upcoming or pending delays, and properly resolve with the Suppliers, to avoid negative impact to the Production Schedule.
8. Participate in daily, weekly, or determined frequency of Production Meetings to review and update operations to support effective communication between Supply Chain and Operations.
9. Performs other duties and responsibilities as required by management to meet the needs of the company and our members.

QUALIFICATIONS

Position Requirements:

• Must be fluent with Quote Writer and building the Master BOM for every truck.
• Able to work efficiently with Sage to complete job tasks.
• Occasionally lifting up-to 35 pounds and standing for up to 10 hours a day is something you can handle.
• Analytical and highly motivated individual, with acute attention to detail.
• Proficient in your ability to manage multiple and diverse projects, including analytical thinking, planning, prioritization, problem solving, decision making, and carrying out assigned projects with minimal supervision.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills, including tack and diplomacy, which would be utilized during customer service, conflict management, development of relationships with internal and external contacts.
• You bring with you a positive can-do attitude and the ability to work cohesively in a team environment.
• You recognize the importance and adherence to all safety policies in order to promote a safe working environment, for everyone at the organization.
• Must handle sensitive or confidential information with discretion.
• Understand the need to support the organization to work effectively by adhering to the attendance and punctuality standards and does not burden co-workers and supervisors unfairly with unnecessary and unplanned absences and lateness.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSA’S):

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Lifting Requirements

Vision Requirements

Movement Requirements

WORKING CONDITIONS

Personal Protective Equipment

EOE, including disability/veterans.