Reports to Supply Chain Manager

 

Summary

Plan and purchase or release high quality, specialized, non-standard parts and materials in assigned product families and releases manufacturing orders to Manufacturing areas to meet customer demands to request and promise dates. The requirement, timing, and quantities are determined by this position using the Corporate ERP system.

 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

 

Ÿ           Purchase complex production parts and materials designed and manufactured exclusively for C&K in support of Customer orders.

Ÿ           Identify price reduction opportunities through the use of alternate vendors, discounts, rebates, and standardization to obtain the lowest cost possible for each part purchased in coordination with Global Sourcing.

Ÿ           Evaluate material requirements data and schedules orders to ensure continuous flow of parts to meet manufacturing needs while maintaining acceptable inventory levels for assigned Product Families.

Ÿ           Determine accuracy of order information (terms of payment, delivery, quantity, and materials specifications, Approve ECN’s) and issue purchase orders. Approve invoices and issue debit/credit memos.

Ÿ           Respond to maintain proper inventory levels (Raw Material, WIP and FG) according to corporate standards for all parts assigned to them. Responsible for creating written contingency plan for all parts over acceptable inventory levels.

Ÿ           Initiate correspondence regarding shortages, over shipments, quality issues, discrepant invoices, and precious metal surcharges to appropriate suppliers, internal and external customers.

Ÿ           Seek to maintain the lowest lead-times of Manufactured and Purchased material for the facilities as established by Corporate Goals and Objectives.

Ÿ           Create and release work orders to manufacturing to meet all customer demand on time.

Ÿ           Establish and maintain satisfactory working relationships with suppliers’ representatives, including but not limited to Customer Service, Manufacturing Management, Shipping/Receiving, Mfg Eng and Design Eng.

Ÿ           Maintain technical currency in fields related to C&K products. Provide current information on new materials and processes, parts availability and pricing.

Ÿ           Be able to react to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned.

Ÿ           Act as an agent for the facility in making shipment promise dates for orders being expedited in the system on Customer orders that were entered within 24 hours. Coordinate this process with manufacturing management.

Ÿ           CS service interface to support all requirements from CS, PM, Sales, NPD

Ÿ           Production Control : schedule to manage lines

Ÿ           Material Control to fulfill customers requirement and inventory control

Ÿ           Logistic and customs arrangement coordinator

 

Qualifications & Skills

 

Ÿ           Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Engineering.

Ÿ           3-5 years Buying and or Planning in a manufacturing environment with MRP/ERP system.

Ÿ           Familiar with PC & MS Office skills.

Ÿ           Fluent in English and mandarin is required.

Ÿ           Preferred Member of the Institute for Supply Management , ISM (the National Associate of Purchasing Management, NAPM),CPM (Certified Purchase Manager) certification ,APICS (American Production and Inventory Control Society，Inc.)certification.