Job Title: Procurement Coordinator III
Location: Remote - East Coast or Central Preferred
Duration: 6+ Months
Required Skills and Experience:
• Proficiency in use of SAP ERP system to investigate, problem solve, and report
• Minimum Education: Assoc. degree Supply Chain, Business, Economics, Engineering
• Preferred Education: Bachelor’s degree Supply Chain, Business, Economics, Eng.
• 3-5 years general procurement experience in industrial, MRO, service parts enviro
• Proficiency in us of MS Office Suite – Excel, Word, Outlook
• Capability to learn, use, modify & improve existing & new reports/analysis tools
• Proficiency in use of basic ERP systems to investigate, problem solve & report
• Capability to learn, use, modify and improve existing & new reports/analysis tools
• Ability to prioritize multiple concurrent information requests with disciplined adjudication
• Strong customer service focus and disciplined/concise communication / follow up skills
• Commitment to follow defined processes and procedures, recommending improvements
• Willingness and ability to adapt to changing priorities
• Ability to influence supplier partners for adherence to defined process and policy
• Demonstrated attention to detail
Preferred Skills and Experience:
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field of study
• Procurement Credentials: C.P.M, CPSM, APICS
• 5+ Years procurement and/or parts management experience
• 2+ Years of previous Field Service Network or Parts Distribution experience
Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:
• Manage and resolve issues related to the setup and configuration of SAP systems during the onboarding process.
• Troubleshooting problems to meet specific business requirements and ensuring smooth integration with other enterprise systems.
• Monitors open orders to adjudicate missing/outdated confirmation, ship date expectation, shipment tracking and other pertinent order information.
• Identifies opportunities to place supplemental purchase orders w/ secondary suppliers to adjudicate customer back orders.
• Identifies alternate service parts sources to meet needs of field service teams.
• Coordinates/Executes supplemental ordering as necessary to meet field service needs.
• Interacts with suppliers daily to ensure order data is updated in systems appropriately.
• Assists in training suppliers on provided systems maintenance routines and may help suppliers enter information as necessary.
• Investigates/adjudicates critical part outage recovery support for emergency and urgent calls including tracking part shipments.
• Responds to customer service inquiries to provide parts delivery information.
• Assists 3PL in adjudicating receiving transaction & inventory count reconciliation.
• Other projects or duties may be assigned by manager or team members.