Job Responsibilities:
The responsibilities of the Purchasing Agent (PA) will include, but not be limited to the following daily, weekly, monthly and annual activities.
- The PA is assigned specific commodities they will be responsible for.
- The PA is responsible for communicating all component requirements to the potential supply sources, assuring strict conformance to Konecranes product specifications and quality program.
- Working with internal and external functional groups is required to assure timelines, cost structure, contractual obligations and all manufacturing/engineering needs are realized.
- Responsible for sourcing and negotiating the most favorable overall “value” and lead-time without compromising quality or customer requirements.
- Responsible for a thorough review and comparison of all major quoting activity to project and sales estimates to assure margins and impacts are realized and communicated when and to whom necessary.
- Perform continuous system maintenance at the part number, supplier, and PA levels to assure system integrity is intact and information is correct for all viewers.
- Responsible for daily review of open purchase requisitions and sourcing material to sources with the required capabilities, capacity and quality program required for a demanding market.
- Obtain quotes for other functional groups such as Design Engineering, Application Engineering and Service Group as needed.
- Act on system generated material exceptions, expediting, delaying or cancelling on-order material as necessary, and communicating results to the required group or individual.
- Write and document work instructions for our ERP system (SAP) as well as general work-flow to allow continuous improvement.
- Meet all annual goals and objectives assigned by the Purchasing Manager, with constant communication throughout the calendar year. Goals and Objectives can and will be adjusted where and when necessary.
- 5 Years working experience within a Procurement role is required, working with commodity based buying and one-off quantities. Associates or higher college degree preferred but not required.
- Ability to read engineering drawings/blueprints is required.
- Knowledge and understanding of heavy steel and associated processes including welding, machining, etc.