Essential Responsibilities:

• Analyze, coordinate, and maintain purchase requirements through ERP system Made2Manage (M2M) to meet customer requirements;
• Regularly monitor open purchase orders to ensure vendor confirmations are being handled appropriately;
• Evaluate current suppliers for the price, quality, and delivery of assigned items;
• Meet with suppliers and to visit suppliers for business negotiations, evaluation, and/or quality concerns;
• Manage supplier quality with vendors to include returns, non-conformances, corrective actions, and other issues;
• Work with Quality personal to address supplier quality concerns/issues;
• Assist with Requests for Quotes (RFQ);
• Work with accounting to address invoice issues and price discrepancies;
• Procurement with International suppliers;
• Develop and amend work procedures, instructions, or standard operating procedures as needed;
• Review & allocate workload based on requisition count and work-in-progress activity with moderate supervision;
• Adhere to Employee’s responsibilities outlined in Cygnus’ Health & Safety Policy.
• Other responsibilities and assigned by Management;

Additional Skills & Responsibilities:

• 1 + years of Purchasing/Buying experience in a manufacturing environment required;
• Previous experience in Medical and Aerospace industries preferred;
• Knowledge of Supply Chain process to include inventory management, receiving & logistical procedures required;
• Basic knowledge of blueprint review and material specifications preferred;
• Experience with KANBAN/JIT material flow systems preferred;
• Knowledge of Microsoft software (i.e. Excel, Word, Powerpoint) required;
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills required;
• Great organizational skills with a keen sense of urgency;
• May be required to work additional hours as dictated by on-time delivery requirements;
• Ability to work in a manufacturing shop environment (including hot, cold, and/or noisy areas);
• Frequent hand-to-finger, handle, feel objects & tools, walking, sitting, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, talking, and hearing;
• Physically submit to periodic drug tests (employment is contingent upon favorable results)

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