Purchasing Agent

The Purchasing Agent will be responsible for the products sourcing. The position will perform all the

buying duties; including but not limited to placing purchase orders, contacting suppliers, and ensuring

material arrives on time. They will support the development and maintenance of effective supplier relationships to achieve company goals including reducing material lead-time, improved delivery performance and favorable pricing. This position will work closely with sales, logistics and customer service areas. The Purchasing Agent will be required to participate in a weekly planning meeting.

Logic problem-solving should come naturally to any sourcing specialist. They are confident at troubleshooting and investigate if they don’t have enough information to resolve product issues or supply disruptions.

Working in a collaborative and engaging environment, you will have the chance to interact with people from all walks of life and no two days will be the same. As you continue to grow and challenge yourself, you will discover your potential can take you anywhere you want to go.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Be genuinely excited to be an important part of the supply chain.

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  Aligns & schedules supply to current and future customer demands.

• Implementation of a forward planning & scheduling process to minimize shortages & back orders.
• Identifies and recommends corrective actions to improve purchasing process accuracy.
• Ownership of product lead time information.
• Participates in daily review of material issues and convert issues in actionable items.
• Develop and manage supplier cost reduction programs and stocking programs.
• Negotiate long term contracts with suppliers which provides for continuous year over year improvement in performance, including cost, quality, and delivery.
• Communicate and coordinate with suppliers to ensure continuous supply of product, meeting quality and delivery requirements.
• Monitors and reports purchase price variances as required.
• Creates purchase orders and monitors their status.
• Monitor Performance of suppliers through review of SCARS and other data relative to performance (on time deliveries, quality, price, etc) for continuing relationships and improving performance as necessary.
• Build sustainable relationships and trust with internal customers and suppliers through open and interactive communication.
• Other tasks as required.

What We’re Looking for

• Associates Degree in Business Administration, Purchasing or Supply Chain Management
• Experience working with ERP systems.
• Strong computer skills required.
• Strong analytical skills, initiative, judgement and problem-solving ability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivator with strong leadership skills.
• Team player.
• Must be able to work well in high stress situations and under strict deadlines while maintaining its cool.

What We Prefer

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Purchasing or Supply Chain Management
• Continuous improvement and Lean Tools mindset.
• SAP experience.
• Organization and work prioritization skills. Able to work with a sense of urgency.

GreenChem Industries, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.