What You Will Do in This Role:

• Monitor material shortages and proactively drive actions to ensure on-time customer delivery.
• Place purchase orders based on MRP requirements and maintain accurate supplier delivery commitments.
• Participate in production meetings and collaborate with planners and customer service teams to resolve critical shortages.
• Manage supplier communication regarding open orders, acknowledgements, delivery updates, and escalation of supply risks.
• Track supplier performance KPIs including OTD, inventory coverage, and shortage mitigation.
• Coordinate with Receiving to resolve goods receipt discrepancies and blocked invoices.
• Support engineering changes, new revisions, BOM updates, and material transitions.
• Analyze forecast demand, inventory levels, safety stock, and SAP planning parameters.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean and Kaizen methodologies.
• Develop supplier relationships through regular business reviews, performance monitoring, and improvement plans.
• Generate reports and metrics related to purchasing, inventory, and supplier performance.
• Ensure compliance with Environmental, Health, Safety, Sustainability, and Quality standards.

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, International Business, Logistics, or related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in Purchasing, Material Planning, Procurement, Supply Chain, or Logistics Buying.
• Experience working with international suppliers.
• Strong knowledge of inventory management, MRP, demand planning, and forecast analysis.
• Experience within manufacturing environments.
• SAP proficiency required.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• KPI management and supplier performance analysis experience.
• Understanding of engineering changes, PPAPs, and material lifecycle management.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Fluent English required.
• APICS certification preferred.

What We Offer

• Career Development
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits
• Global Opportunities

Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer/

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