Procurement Specialist

Job Descriptions:

• Increase company profitability and customer satisfaction by purchasing quality materials at the lowest cost and in a timely manner.
• Ensure all purchase orders have all the correct information loaded in the computer system.
• Communicate with the Customer Service Manager on any shortages that may cause late customer orders.
• Work with accounting to reconcile invoice variances for month-end closing.
• Review and maintain lead times in the computer system.
• Respond to general sales requests, including lead time, pricing, and general vendor inquiries.
• Manage ETAs for open Purchase Orders; follow up and close open issues with suppliers.
• Expedite purchases to meet plant build schedules and customer requirements.
• Fulfill Material Data Sheets (MDS) requests.
• Create new part numbers in conformance with the established format.
• Understand quality and purchasing within company specifications, goals, and objectives.
• Comply with all safety and environmental rules and regulations; comply with internal ATI practices.
• Support all 6S and lean initiatives.
• Verify accuracy of received raw materials against purchase orders (POs)
• Assign LIN numbers, generate LIN tags, and assign Lot numbers for all incoming material

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Advanced understanding of an ERP system
• Advanced knowledge of the company’s vendor base
• Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, and other office procedures and terminology
• Must be familiar with Windows operating system, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure; draw and interpret graphs
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to deal with problems and make decisions involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
• Understanding of organization flow chart within the company
• Understanding of how to work well with a team in an unsupervised manner

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift 20 lbs.
• Ability to sit, stand, or walk for up to eight hours
• Ability to bend and squat
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.