Buyer-Supply Chain Analyst

Apogee Enterprises - Faribault, MN

Full-time - Mid Level

Faribault, MN

Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing

About the position

This position is responsible for all aspects of purchasing high level raw materials and providing back-up to other buyers for a broad range of purchasing requirements. This includes requisitions, processing orders, scheduling, expediting, resolving quality issues, meeting with suppliers, documenting SOPs/work instructions, and lead procurement projects (productivity, continuous improvement, etc). Supply Chain Analyst responsibilities include coordination with Production Scheduling and suppliers to establish and monitor inventory requirements and implement processes to minimize in-plant inventory while ensuring inventory is available when needed.

Responsibilities

• Order and schedule delivery of products for high level raw material categories.
• Work with Tru Vue production scheduling to coordinate requisition to purchase and prioritize delivery.
• Verify product availability with supplier.
• Review supply/delivery issues with production scheduling that may adversely impact manufacturing.
• Work with Tru Vue quality department and coordinate with suppliers when quality non-conformances arise.
• Resolve supply and quality issues with supplier's customer service or sales representative.
• Issue debits and correction action requests; follow-up as necessary.
• Work with Tru Vue's scheduling, customer service, sales, marketing, warehouse and quality teams when non-standard material items are requested.
• Submit inquiries to current suppliers of these products or source elsewhere if needed.
• Meet (at least quarterly) with supplier's representative to review quality and delivery performance, determine pricing for the next quarter, re-establish lead times, minimum order quantities, etc.
• Perform the duties of the other purchasing team members by processing MRO, engineering safety, marketing requisitions and quote requests when necessary.
• Act as project leader responsible for procurement projects, working with cross functional teams to execute project implementation plans for productivity and continuous improvement projects.
• Systematically review purchasing SOPs and processes and work with all other departments to update and improve where needed.
• Create and maintain analytical purchasing and receipt data as required by Tru Vue materials and operations teams.
• Establish, recommend and monitor inventory levels at key suppliers' location consistent with Tru Vue's usage.
• Advance the process to reduce Tru Vue's in-plant inventory by verifying supplier inventory and reducing delivery lead time.
• Review inventories weekly to identify potential problems and take appropriate action with suppliers.
• Conduct monthly reviews with suppliers and provide them with a detailed requirements forecast.
• Review supplier inventory turns, establish minimum levels by item and recommend adjustments as necessary.
• Resolve all inventory, delivery and performance issues to improve Tru Vue's inventory position.
• Monitor inventory items that are not automatically replenished at the supplier's facility to establish a re-make timeline to avoid outages.
• Assist in preparing monthly materials reports for operations review.
• Research sourcing for material, packaging, tooling and special items as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent preferred, concentration in Business, Supply Chain/Logistics, Operations Management or related field.
• 3-4 years of experience in Purchasing, Materials, Inventory and/or Supply Chain management, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong computer literacy, Microsoft Office especially Excel and Access (SQL Server a plus).
• ERP experience required.
• Excellent research skills to investigate and source new material.
• Strong analytical ability with attention to accuracy and detail.
• Strong project coordination skills.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Ability to work and lead in a cross-functional team environment.
• Some travel required (10%).