HL Mando America Corporation · 1 day ago
Purchasing Generalist I
Opelika, AL
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelHL Mando America Corporation is seeking a Purchasing Generalist I to ensure the delivery of appropriate materials to their manufacturing facility. The role involves developing sourcing strategies, negotiating contracts, managing supplier relationships, and promoting sustainable sourcing practices.
Automotive
Responsibilities
Ensure appropriate Integrated Purchasing materials (raw materials and subsidiary materials like Grease, Oil, Polymer, etc.) and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) items are delivered to manufacturing facility by ordering materials, expediting, and liaising with manufacturing, logistics, and warehouse personnel
Develop functionally integrated sourcing strategies
Negotiate contracts and pricing agreements with suppliers
Maintain technical understanding of the materials and chemicals used in automotive parts required for quality requirements
Search for potential suppliers for raw casting materials and chemicals (Grease, Oil, and Polymer)
Establish, monitor, and manage relationships with key suppliers and internal functions
Anticipate and communicate demand schedule to suppliers from internal customers and ensure suppliers have requisite programs in place to respond to unanticipated demand spikes
Create supplier specific strategies and improvement initiatives in concert with the appropriate cross functional teams, including engineering function and manufacturing
Create and manage lead-time reduction programs with key suppliers
Analyze quotations using broad purchasing principles, concepts, and practices in the field of specialization for cost and price and value analyses to select, recommend, or develop alternative suppliers
Check and approve purchase requisitions and/or payment invoices
Direct preparation of and follow-up on orders to expedite delivery/shipment as needed; obtain certification of delivery and verify against purchase orders
Promote sustainability and responsible sourcing practices within the purchasing function and evaluate, select suppliers based on their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance, promote sustainable material choices, and implement initiatives to minimize the environmental impact of the supply chain
Analyze the demands and effort to make decision in purchasing for a request from Plant Engineers in terms of Quality, Cost, and Delivery (QCD)
Support free trade agreement certificate of origin (FTA C/O) and FTA System management and customs and border protection (CBP) audit management
Conduct purchasing planning (including Purchasing strategy, Supplier operation plan, and TCI tracking)
Follow-up for Global Purchasing (supply chain management) Center’s requests
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Chemical Engineering or related field
Experience with Microsoft Office Products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Experience working with Integrated Purchasing for raw materials and Subsidiary materials (Grease, Oil, and Polymer)
Experience working with free trade agreements: KORUS and USMCA
Experience negotiating contracts and pricing agreements with suppliers
Experience in Supply Chain Management
Company
HL Mando America Corporation
At HL Mando, we’re driven by innovation and the spirit of continuous improvement.
1001-5000 employees
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