Purchasing Associate

Diamond Vogel Paints - Sheboygan Falls, WI

Full-time - Entry Level

Sheboygan Falls, WI

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The Purchasing Associate at Diamond Vogel is responsible for managing purchasing transactions and collaborating across functions to ensure efficient procurement processes. This role requires a detail-oriented individual who can handle multiple priorities and is focused on providing excellent service. The position offers opportunities for career advancement into roles such as Category Manager and Purchasing Manager.

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate purchase requisitions generated by ERP system
• Identify and escalate critical stock-out situations
• Ensure alignment with production operations, participate daily in operations schedule reviews
• Utilize demand planning forecasts to develop long-term procurement strategies
• Update settings and manage inventory levels of assigned parts and relevant suppliers
• Analyze procurement spend and identify optimization opportunities
• Identify risks and provide recommendations to mitigate
• Align corporate inventory KPIs
• Resolve quality issues with suppliers
• Ensure that employees understand and comply with Diamond Vogel safety programs
• Identify and recommend safety improvement opportunities
• Act as a champion for a safe work environment for all employees

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, or finance OR HS diploma with experience
• 3 to 5 years of experience in purchasing or relevant supply chain role
• Experience using MRP to support supply chain activities
• Intermediate knowledge of data management software and standard business software (MS Access, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint)
• Excellent organizational skills to set priorities and goals

Benefits

• Medical (Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield)
• Dental (Delta Dental)
• Vision (VSP)
• PTO (extra 24 hours at 60 days)
• 401k
• Life & disability insurance
• HSA (health savings account)