Procurement Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Supports quality, delivery, and cost initiatives and have sourcing responsibilities to manage commodities and develop and maintain supplier relationships.
• Orders production materials, components, and services needed to support the manufacture of pump products.
• Places and releases purchase orders and long-term blanket orders. Coordinates vendor First Article submission and inspection and manages open orders to ensure accuracy and on-time delivery.
• Negotiates with vendors regarding product or service price, availability, and delivery schedules.  Maintains high-quality written and oral communications with suppliers and creates written supply contracts and agreements.
• Optimizes supply chain continuity by aligning production demand with verified supplier capacity to implement level-loading strategies. 
• Maintains and updates SAP MRP master material data to ensure accurate material pricing and that lead times are updated.
• Manages and maintains inventory levels to company goals at the raw, subassembly, WIP, and finished goods levels. Develops short- and long-term unit and dollar inventory projections at the raw, subassembly, WIP, and finished goods levels.
• Monitors, analyzes, and derives key planning parameters such as safety stock, buffer stock, and lot sizes, and applies these parameters to assigned production materials to assist the team. 
• Reviews bills of materials for finished goods, secures and analyzes quotations to ensure accurate product cost calculation.
• Coordinates quality issues and engineering changes/developments between company activities and suppliers.
• Occasional travel may be required (less than 10%, but could include domestic and international travel).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and at least 5 years of procurement experience, or an Associate’s Degree and a minimum of 10 years of experience.
• Buying and strong material planning skills required; SAP experience preferred.
• Ability to resolve issues relating to technical drawings and detailed bid specifications with minimal supervision.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive base salary: $75,000–$90,000, plus incentive reward
• Comprehensive onboarding and training program
• Hybrid work schedule available after initial training period
• Low‑cost medical and dental insurance
• Company‑paid life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
• Stable, collaborative culture with long‑term career growth opportunities

KNF Neuberger, Inc.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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