What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing and Inventory Coordinator position at SentriLock?
Description
The Purchasing and Inventory Coordinator is responsible for contributing to SentriLock by reviewing inventory and supplier capabilities against the production/sales forecast to ensure materials and spare parts are on hand to meet the company’s demand while not leveraging unnecessary cashflow to do it. Perform purchasing activities including buyer/supplier evaluation, product specifications, order quantities, delivery requirements and partnering with Engineering to ensure the can meet product demand and parts specifications. Own the incoming parts inspections and quality process and that it is performed for all parts from all vendors based on tolerances and specifications provided by Engineering.
Responsibilities And Duties
Purchasing
The Purchasing and Inventory Coordinator is responsible for contributing to SentriLock by reviewing inventory and supplier capabilities against the production/sales forecast to ensure materials and spare parts are on hand to meet the company’s demand while not leveraging unnecessary cashflow to do it. Perform purchasing activities including buyer/supplier evaluation, product specifications, order quantities, delivery requirements and partnering with Engineering to ensure the can meet product demand and parts specifications. Own the incoming parts inspections and quality process and that it is performed for all parts from all vendors based on tolerances and specifications provided by Engineering.
Responsibilities And Duties
Purchasing
- Maintain a good working relationships with all parts suppliers and vendors
- Communicate with vendors to obtain product or service information, such as price, availability, and quantity needed in what intervals and a delivery schedule
- Prepare purchase orders to maintain product inventory
- Monitor stock levels and production forecast to identify purchasing needs
- Maintain adequate supplies for a successful operation of facility, restrooms, and kitchen areas
- Report on all inventory counts to leadership for monthly review
- Ensure all incoming items are counted and compared quantity against purchase orders
- Ensure all incoming items are inspected and within quality standards as established by Engineering
- Take ownership of reaching out to Vendors and Suppliers to discuss remediation of any discrepancies in quantity or quality
- Unload / load trucks with hand truck as needed
- Run necessary reporting and present each month to leadership
- Perform inventory cycle counts, spot counts, and month-end reconciliation process
- Scrap raw material parts used in Assembly by performing daily and weekly inventory adjustments
- Manage all incoming products as returns, replacements or trade-ins to maintain counts to be used for refurbish and manage completion of scrap for the remaining
- Run necessary reporting and present each month to leadership
- Participate in projects assigned by manager
- Assist when needed in logistics shipping requests
- Maintain and follow ISO standards
- Knowledge of department processes
- Support the mission, principles, and goals of the company
- Associates Degree or Equivalent Experience - Preferred
- 2 years Vendor Management - Highly Preferred
- 2 years Purchasing - Highly Preferred
- 2 years Inventory Control - Preferred
- 1 year Warehouse Experience - Preferred
- Must be able to lift up to 30 pounds
- This is a Monday-Thursday position, 6:00am-4:30pm, onsite in West Chester, OH***
