Description

We are offering a long-term contract opportunity for a Purchasing/Procurement Specialist in Lenexa, KS. The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic team in a bustling industry, handling the procurement of materials, parts, supplies, and equipment, as well as managing supplier metrics and ensuring optimal delivery, cost, and capacity.

Responsibilities:

• Manage MRP messages, including buy, expedite, defer, and cancel actions for all associated parts.

• Collaborate with home site and engineering teams on DCR communication to assigned commodity or suppliers.

• Monitor and ensure supplier metrics are established and consistently met.

• Update BSP for assigned suppliers and parts and work with home site and suppliers to achieve 100% BSP usage.

• Handle procurement of materials, parts, supplies, equipment, and build-to-print items, adhering to established purchasing policies and procedures.

• Manage the performance of assigned suppliers, focusing on delivery, cost, and capacity/recovery to MRP health schedule.

• Review and issue purchase requisitions and expedite as necessary.

• Work cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Engineering, Design Engineering, Quality Engineering, Materials Receiving, Inspection, Operations, Finance, Customer Service, and Production Planning teams to coordinate purchase timing, quantities, pricing, and goods delivery/storage.

• Perform other related duties and projects as required.

Requirements • Proficient in customer service and communication

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office Suites

• Experience in training team members and leading operations

• Understanding of procedures and materials handling

• Knowledge of quality control principles in procurement

• Familiarity with finance principles and workstation support

• Experience with pricing strategies and leadership skills

• Background in production, procurement, and engineering

• Experience in metric reporting and optimization

• Ability to work with stakeholders and suppliers

• Understanding of buying processes and storage systems

• Advanced interpersonal skills

• Ability to develop and implement recovery strategies.

Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

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