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This is a job for a Purchasing Manager position with a company located in Moselle, MS.

SUMMARY: Notrax, a Justrite Safety Group company is looking for a Purchasing Manager for our facility in Mattoon, IL and Moselle, MS. The purpose of this position is to compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procurement of inventory materials, non-inventory materials and commodity planning and services. This position is the point person regarding materials and supplies that come into the organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES: Records Management: Review requisition orders to verify accuracy, terminology, and specifications. Prepare, maintain and review purchasing files, reports and price lists. Compare supplier's bills with bids and purchase orders to verify accuracy. Enters Daily receiving into the system. Commodity Management: Monitor in-house non-inventory supplies Handle Kanban releases and perform buying duties when necessary. Determine if inventory quantities are sufficient for needs. Manages Commodities as assigned by Purchasing Manager. Find opportunities to improve PPV by finding better suppliers in-term of cost, quality control, delivery, inventory turns and reliability. Track commodities price trend and maintain records. Resolves purchasing problems between departments and vendors; manages expediting on needed product and past due parts to meet production/ operational needs. Interdepartmental Communication: Works closely with other departments, i.e., production, purchasing, engineering, quality, customer service to ensure the completion of common goals. Department Support: Confers and assists department to coordinate all purchasing and shipping activities, and to resolve complaints or eliminate delays. Projects: Negotiate Ekanban MOQ and lead times. Calculate targeted Inventory levels. Inventory turns and negotiate lead times. Update item balance, Item Master files and Kanban MRP files accordingly. Data Analysis: Analyze data using MS excel to make effective reports. Do pricing analysis for commodities. Identify trends. Prepare data on commodity impact on Finished goods. Purchased Finished Goods Planning: Planned Purchased Finished goods. Identify and negotiate annual price reductions across multiple SKU set product families. Set up process for custom products within ERP and manage process flow from start to finish.

REQUIREMENTS: High school diploma or GED Required. BS in Business or related field preferred. 3-5 years' experience in field or related area. Customer Focus: Readily responding to meet the needs of others, either inside or outside the organization. Satisfying customers. Dependability & Reliability: Dependably completing work within organizational protocol and within expectations. Completing work within Standard Operating Procedures. Problem Solving: Correctly defining complex problems and developing viable work processes as solutions. Fixing work processes. Strong Analytical skills: Problem Identification & Resolution. Example: Engaging suppliers to deliver what we need when we need it in a professional manner. Excellent written and verbal Communication skills. Microsoft Office Suite and SYTELINE experience preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities