Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Manage proper inventory levels to meet customer demand.
- Learn to effectively utilize forecasting software when applicable to determine need for purchasing
- Identify and work with other team members for resolution of slow-moving, expired and obsolete inventory.
- Responsible for preparing, reviewing and placing orders.
- Provide communication to Customer Service regarding purchase orders including availability and communication of any delays
- Prepare, issue, revise and monitor Purchase Orders making appropriate revisions as necessary.
- Help proide maintenance of purchasing records in the ERP. Appropriate and effective use of pop up notes.
- Provide feedback and input as appropriate for Supply-chain and cross-departmental meetings
- Learn purchasing procedures in conjunction with business objectives and Customer Service excellence.
- Learn and apply key drivers to increasing inventory turns, reducing inventory costs and improving service quality.
- Learn and maintain detailed records of pricing for raw materials from supplier partners utilizing tools such as contracts and maintain existing supplier relationships.
- Meet with vendors along with senior staff when applicable.
- Communicate changes in market conditions to department management and then to Sales Team as appropriate.
- Develop close working relationship with Pricing department
- Placing purchase orders for products, parts, material, components, and services.
- Manage the administration of the customer portals and invoices
- Manage day-to-day operation of the customer portal.
- Partner with customers to ensure Azelis is successfully established in their supplier portal
- Maintain portal content, settings, and workflows.
- Ensure customer data is accurate and up to date.
- Manage customer invoices
- Upload invoices to customer portals
- undefinedundefinedOther Responsibilities include (but not limited to)· Understand and adhere to/follow the department procedures and policies· Adhere to and support the principles of Responsible Distribution™.· Assume other activities and responsibilities from time to time as directed.· Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.