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Batesville, Ms, Us

United States

Batesville, Mississippi

Purchase all operating supplies for plant usage. Oversee tool crib operations including maintaining min/max levels and the reordering of spare repair parts and drum supplies. Coordinate weekly, monthly and bi-annual cycle counts. Work with vendors for outside services; negotiating prices and maintaining certificates of insurance and letters of indemnity. Execute and maintain blanket purchase orders. Assist accounting with month end closings.

Memphis, Tennessee

Develop and execute a detailed process for new supplier / new component introduction. Establish supply chain in advance of new product launches ensuring capacity and ramp up constraints are recognized and mitigated to ensure a successful launch. Coordinate material for prototype parts. Assist site Materials Manager with obsolescence review upon new component / new supplier introduction. Assist in resolving problematic supplier delivery issues. Manage escalation for component shortages. Ensure smooth transition between Advanced Purchasing / Site Purchasing and Site Materials teams on new part introduction, model launches, Engineering Change Notices and new supplier start up.

Batesville, Ms

Plan and schedule all component purchases. Work with Program Managers from various business units to plan and launch new components to be used in new products. Develop and maintain kanbans for high use commodities throughout the plant. Worked to incorporate a PFEP system for all purchased components. Order office supplies, MRO items and safety supplies. Daily communication with suppliers developing and maintaining a positive relationship and communication flow from the plant. Negotiate cost savings. Find and develop new suppliers.

Memphis, Tn

Develop and maintain MRP spreadsheet while working to implement and utilize MRP capabilities in SAP system. Purchase all packaging and labeling requirements for North American operations. Purchase all inert material requirements for North American operations. Work with toll sites and warehouses to assure goods receipts are done in an accurate and timely manner. Issue purchase orders for turn-key products. Work closely with regulatory department to insure that all products procured are within EPA specifications. Work with production planners to make sure that material is available in time for planned production and all potential upside production is covered. Price negotiations with current vendor pool as well as sourcing new vendors to realize best cost efficiency financially and logistically.

Marks, Ms

Oversee cycle counts, receiving, and materials handling in a fashion that maintains an accurate inventory level throughout the plant. Schedule production for all aftermarket and electronic lines. Plan, oversee and schedule export shipments to sister plants in Brazil, Italy and Tunisia. Plan and schedule interplant shipments and receipts to and from North American sister facilities. Schedule and expedite materials from supplier base.

Clarksdale, Ms

Work directly with vendors in negotiating prices and maintaining a reasonable inventory. Aid in production scheduling. Work to establish cost savings, which are reported to the national purchasing council each month. Attend national purchasing council meetings each month, working with purchasing managers from each sister company represented in the council to use a synergy concept to realize new cost savings. Monitor receiving department to make sure all shipments are received and distributed in a timely and organized fashion. Supervise tool crib attendant, making sure tools and other MRO equipment are purchased, stocked and maintained as required by production. Directly involved in selection, price negotiation, and purchase of capital equipment. Purchase castings, stampings, powdered metal, injection moldings, as well as other component parts.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Marketing

Business Administration, Management And Operations