1. Job title : Purchasing Specialist
2. Location : Montgomery Alabama
3. Job / SUMMARY: / Duties / Responsibilities:
Responsibilities
- Track the progress of the purchase order from creation to delivery
- Check PR/PO/GR in SAP (monthly AP closing included)
- Determine of PO based on sales forecasts and the stock levels
- Manage goods receipts, article creation and modification, system flow management, and other transactions in SAP
- Follow the payments and divert financial issues to the Finance Team
- Be the key contact for coordination of actions for inventory management
- Perform stock and risk management with the concerned services (quality, export service, packaging, marketing)
- Negotiate with overseas plants and markets and propose logistics solutions
- Report on annual expenditures and savings in line with business plans
- Work closely with internal stakeholders regarding purchasing tasks
- Negotiate with external accounts for competitive unit price and contract terms
- Supervise suppliers’ performance in lead time, reactivity, reliability, and flexibility
- Participate in the plant’s production plans and capacity optimization
- Participate in the domestic and overseas transport optimization to reduce costs
- Manage purchasing tasks by type of suppliers
- Ensure close relationships with suppliers in respective domains, such as machine parts management, lead time, expedition, and reception
- Provide intensive management of a supplier when issues arise
- Act as key contact for respective suppliers
- Build a strong collaboration network with other supply chain service providers to obtain information and synchronize processes
- Bachelor’s degree in SCM, Business Management, or related field
- 0-5+ years of purchasing or procurement experience
- Experience in a high-tech manufacturing industry or startups preferred
- Proficiency in MS Office applications and SAP
- Ability to travel by car and travel overseas
- Ability to tolerate a fast-paced work environment in areas that are not climate controlled
- Bilingual in Korean and English
Requirements
4. Contact: danielkim@gnmconsulting.net