| Current Jobs |
| Job Title |
Strategic Purchasing Lead
|
| Company Name |
Coherent
|
| Job Location |
Bloomfield, CT
|
| Job Description |
Job Description and Responsibilities:
Reviews and analyzes purchase requisitions. Coordinates purchasing activities with manufacturing, planning and engineering departments to acquire inventory in a cost effective and timely manner. Processes purchase requisitions, purchase change orders and requests for quotes to suppliers. Responsible for procurement business system data input and integrity. Participates in maximizing the procurement teamsÂ’ changes, part numbers/supplier code information.
Performs cost analysis and volume planning for major commodities (e.g. materials, components, equipment and services). Monitors the cost, schedule and scope of assigned subcontracts to negotiate highest quality at best value. Develops new supply sources where vendors and suppliers are no longer competitive. May recommend cost saving proposals including make-versus-buy analysis or alternative sourcing. Interacts closely with suppliers and QA to resolve quality issues. Works with management to address all aspects of commodity management, including procurement support, commodity business plans, market trends assessment, pricing, and product availability. Requires domestic or global expertise of assigned commodities
The primary responsibility of this role will be to identify manage and drive cost reductions through the organization. Coordinating the activity with Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality Assurance and Manufacturing,
|
| Desired Skills |
Education:
BS Degree in Materials Management or related.
Other Job Information:
Knowledge and experience with Oracle a plus
Some project management experience
Knowledge of project planning tools like Gantt Charting
Intermediate level of MS Office Suite
Excellent communication and presentation skills
This role will have a lot of visibility in the organization and will be called upon to regularly provide management with project/program updates.
If interested in applying, please go to our website to apply (coherent.com) or send resume to: nina.polokoff@coherent.com
|
| Contact |
Nina Polokoff
Coherent
1280 Blue Hills Avenue
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Phone: 860-769-3342
nina.polokoff@coherent.com
|
|
