Purpose and role of job:

Performs moderately complex procurement duties with the purpose of obtaining supplies and services from a variety of suppliers.  A participation role, contributing to meetings and projects.

Principal Accountabilities/ Responsibilities:

Adhere to all safe Work Practices (SWP) and organizational polices and procedures.  Must abide by all safety requirements and attain safety goals.Partner with reliable suppliers, solving questions, and confirming expected deliverables, while resolving any delivery, payment, price discrepancies and quality related concerns.Verification and accuracy of requisitions being processed, per established polices, and assist with preparation of requisitions and E-req summaries as requested.  Place purchase orders upon approvals.Make substitutions as possible, while maintaining necessary quality, collaborating with requesters of any deviations to confirm acceptance.Contribute to the creation of formal RFI, RFQ, for various parts and services, while doing some analytical work for comparison purposes.Support the implementation of value creation opportunities and strategic supplier initiatives.Utilize in place processes to contribute to an efficient Supply Chain, working with spare parts teams or reorder and inventory quantities, based on lead-times and criticality of part, for production.Works diligently on spot buy savings opportunities and contributes to cross plant initiatives.Travel to other FQ locations as required.

Education and experience requirements:

BA/BS in Supply Chain or related work experience.Strong MS office Suite skills to include Excel, Word, Power Point, along with knowledge of SAP Ariba, Celonis, and QlikView.Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment; having knowledge of MRO parts and services.Must be an effective communicator, both written and orally.Has the ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.Can support on-site personnel in all aspects of the procurement function.

First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations.  As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.

First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.