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Summit Polymers · 2 days ago

Coordinator, Materials (Purchasing)

P09 - Elizabethtown, 2201 West Park Road, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States of America

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

2+ years exp

Summit Polymers is a leading, global supplier of automotive interior systems. The Coordinator, Materials (Purchasing) is responsible for maintaining purchase orders, forecasting, ordering purchased items, and ensuring timely delivery to meet manufacturing requirements.

AutomotiveManufacturingTransportation

Responsibilities

Maintain purchase orders with accurate pricing and terms, and communicate those purchase orders terms to vendors

Identify changes to purchase orders and communicate those changes to vendors

Place daily orders of purchased parts and raw materials to assigned vendors in compliance with established Summit Polymers, Inc. procedures and protocols

Distribute appropriate purchased part and raw material forecasts to assigned vendors in accordance with agreed upon timing

Perform purchased part/raw material inventory analysis and recommend inventory adjustments

Enter received purchased parts and raw materials into the electronic inventory system daily

Track critical inbound shipments to ensure manufacturing needs are met

Report any non-conforming deliveries to management and follow up on any corrective actions required of the vendor

Report vendor issues to appropriate personnel and participate in resolving those issues

Coordinate with Manufacturing, Quality and Engineering teams to ensure purchased part and raw material supply does not impact the customers daily release requirements

Coordinate all new program, new part or program launch purchased parts or raw material releases to ensure requirements are achieved

Maintain target purchased part/raw material inventory levels in accordance with Summit Polymers, Inc. corporate goals

Ensure that vendors are compliant to the Summit Polymers, Inc. Supplier Requirements Manual specifications for packaging and labeling

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Purchasing experienceCMS/AS400 ERP systemData analysisCommunication skillsDecision making

Required

Successful candidates for this position will possess a business or related degree or 2 years of equivalent experience in purchasing in an automotive manufacturing environment

Possesses the ability to gather and analyze information and make decisions from a limited number of choices

A minimum score of 50 on the Wonderlic Select Assessment (Traditional Score of 20 on the cognitive portion)