**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Daily Purchase orders review, release and confirmation.
- Monitor and execute exception messages in a timing manner (Pull ins, reschedule outs and cancellations)
- Monthly forecast review and distribution to critical/strategic suppliers.
- Monitor supplier delivery performance, days on hand and related quality issues.
- Daily coordination of information between planning, production, purchasing and shipping.
- Develop in-depth knowledge on parts/commodities managed to aid in expedites and suggest part deviations to resolve shortages and mitigate high risk situations.
- Inventory level control, oversee Inventory policy through ABCD classification and use of proper ordering/planning parameters, to avoid excess, obsolescence, and shortages.
- Identify suppliers that should be part of development programs and actively participate in those key projects
- Resolve supplier & data issues, (i.e. Price discrepancies, invoices discrepancies, receiving issues).
- Work with suppliers overseas and different cultural backgrounds to meet the supply needs of our business
- Train and provide leadership to new associates.
- Represent the group in relevant meetings and act as a liaison.
- Analyze and help manage supplier held inventories including E&O with a focus on limiting exposure.
- Adjust forecasts and planning parameters as required including safety stocks, reorder points, minimum orders etc. in adherence with Vertiv guidelines.
- Participate in Cost savings efforts (i.e. Freight, Packaging, Price).
- Participate in daily production and planning meetings.
- Secure Corrective actions and Execute RMA process when applicable.
- Coordinate Engineering changes with suppliers, Material Planning and Engineering for purchased parts.
- Generates daily, weekly, monthly metric reports.
- Arrange domestic and international expedited shipments in collaboration with Logistics team.
- On board new suppliers by providing training on Vertiv systems and processes
- Management of higher dollar, longer lead-time, higher risk parts and suppliers
**QUALIFICATIONS**
- APICS or CPM certification
- Bilingual
- Experience in an industrial, high mix job shop environment
- Very proficient in spreadsheets, MS Office.
- Hands on experience with calculating safety stocks, reorder points (MIN/MAX) and forecasting and inventory turns.
- Basic understanding of how Excess, obsolete, payment terms, ITO and PPV impact business financials.
- Outstanding communication skills and ability to work at high levels within organization structures to get mind share with suppliers.
- Experience with ERP systems
- English oral and written skills
- Demonstrating Ethics and Integrity
- Effectively work with diverse cultural backgrounds in English
- Analysis, Solving Problems and Making Decisions
- Taking Risk and Innovating
- Providing Customer Service
- Managing and Developing Yourself—Self Awareness
- Drive and High Sense of Urgency
- Achieving Outcomes and Optimizing Processes, Procedures and Practices
- Conflict ResolutionEstablishing Effective Teamwork
**EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS**
- BS is business administration, or related field.
- APICS or CPM certification
- Bilingual