Job description
**Position can sit in Emporia, KS or Edgerton, KS**
Procure the company’s finished goods, components and raw materials as required through schedule requirements or requisition specifications. Obtain the best price possible, consistent with accepted industry standards, quality, service and delivery schedules. Follow-up on all product orders, particularly to ensure uninterrupted manufacturing and business operation.
- ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Procurement –
- Match all receivables to purchase orders to ensure accuracy of quantities, specifications, price and delivery dates of items ordered
- Maintain records of all variations to purchase orders and contact suppliers to expedite back orders or cancel as required
- Check all supplier’s invoices for accuracy, agreed costs, F.O.B. points and other significant items
- Correspond with suppliers, as required, to resolve invoice discrepancies
- Engage in negotiations of pricing, delivery terms, service and parts quality, as required
- Make affected supervisor aware of impending shortages so work schedules can be changed and stoppages avoided
Vendor Relations –
- Maintain continued relationships with suppliers, giving each prompt, courteous, and objective consideration
- Encourage current suppliers to improve their service within established corporate guidelines
Inventory –
- Identify excess or obsolete inventory, then work with Director of Procurement to dispose of
- Work with suppliers to optimize lead time and order quantity, with the goal of right sizing Hopkins inventory levels
Record Keeping –
- Maintain various product and material cost data to identify potential areas for cost reductions
- Perform cost studies, as requested
- Maintain supplier files, to facilitate the finding of suppliers from which parts and material are to be purchased, with historical records of prices previously paid
- Update/Input Purchasing system with supplier records
- EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s degree preferred; Four years of professional experience; Two years of procurement experience
- COMPETENCIES (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)
Microsoft Office; Data entry skills; Experience with Procurement systems desirable
Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and follows all national, state and local ordinances regarding applicant consideration. Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the company may deem appropriate.
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