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Ravago Manufacturing Americas · 1 day ago

Purchasing Associate - BAP

Ravago Manufacturing Americas is seeking a Purchasing Associate responsible for driving the purchase order process between internal teams and material suppliers. The role involves maintaining collaborative relationships, ensuring accurate purchase order entry, and managing supplier communications to enhance customer service.
ManufacturingPlastics and Rubber ManufacturingRecyclingSales

Responsibilities

Performance must reflect appropriate level of expertise and achievement of the desired results for the items listed below
Purchase Order (PO) Entry & Maintenance
Responsible for entering purchase orders in Ravago’s proprietary Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system in a timely manner while ensuring purchase order pricing and dates are accurate. Also performs order entry for both back-to-back orders as well as inventory stock
Performs daily review of open purchase order reports to ensure (Estimate Time Arrival) ETA’s are updated with the most up to date information and provides communication status to necessary parties/stakeholders
Ensures accuracy of purchase order pricing to prevent invoice discrepancies and completing any necessary corrections in a timely manner to ensure invoices are paid by the assigned due date
Responsible for the creation and completion of intercompany transactions
Confirms accuracy of quantity and lots to make the sales order available for invoicing
Actively participates in daily management meetings to measure and take actions on metrics/KPI’s
Builds strong working relationships with Suppliers to ensure seamless communication of information to provide the best possible experience for our customers
May serve as a back-up to other purchasing team members at the same or above level as needed
Responsible for the tracking and tracing of Rail Cars (RC) inbound to warehouses to ensure there are no significant delays during transit and reviewing RC’s placed at warehouses and at customer locations to prevent detention and demurrage charges from suppliers
All other duties as assigned

Qualification

Purchase Order ManagementERP System ProficiencySupply Chain ExperienceMS Excel ProficiencyCommunication SkillsBilingual - SpanishBilingual - PortugueseTime ManagementInterpersonal Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain or related field preferred. Equivalent experience considered in lieu of degree
2 years of previous experience in a similar role required
Valid driver's license – required
Proficiency in English required
Proven communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written) and ability to establish relationships and collaborate among other teams
Ability to quickly learn, detailed oriented with an ability to prioritize
Proficiency in MS Excel, Word and Adobe/Nitro file creation and management
Manage and organize time, information and resources effectively using SharePoint and Kira to meet deadlines and respond to requests on a timely basis

Preferred

Experience with Purchasing, Supply Chain or a related field is highly desired
Bi-Lingual – Spanish or Portuguese is a plus

Company

Ravago Manufacturing Americas

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Ravago Manufacturing Americas (RMA) produces a wide range of plastic and rubber materials from high performance engineered resins to recycled post-consumer materials.

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
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