Supply Management Specialist Apply
Overview:
TekWissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. Our client is the brand name of Deere & Company, an American corporation that manufactures agricultural machinery, heavy equipment, forestry machinery, diesel engines, drivetrains used in heavy equipment, and lawn care equipment.
Position : Supply Management Specialist
Location : East Moline IL 61244
Duration : 12 Months
Job Type : Contract
Work Type : Onsite
Description:
- Provides entry level sourcing, Enterprise Product Delivery Process (EPDP), Enterprise Order Fulfillment Process (EOFP) support to include development and execution/enforcement of strategies and contracts for commodities of lower value and less complexity.
- Assists with cost models, make vs. buy studies, spend analysis, invoice issue resolution and other data analyses.
- Works with Strategic Sourcing to address chronic supplier performance issues and/or validation of suppliers during early supplier selection process as part of Enterprise Product Delivery Process (EPDP).
- Makes use of Achieving Excellence process to manage the supplier's performance.
- The work requires the exercise of discretion and independent judgment but is reviewed periodically or upon completion.
Duties:
- Executes Order Fulfillment Process (OFP) with cost reduction activities, analyzing quotations, and making supplier selection based on criteria such as quality, cost, process capability, lead time and supplier stability.
- Participates in implementation of resourcing activities and make versus buy decisions.
- Collects cost data and prepares limited supplier cost/industry analyses.
- Supports the Engineering Change Management (ECM) process so design changes and product improvements are implemented in a timely and cost effective manner.
- Develops and executes inventory plans to achieve inventory/asset management and material flow goals; resolves shipping, receiving, invoicing and payment problems to ensure prompt and accurate payments to suppliers.
- Drives continuous improvement in terms of performance and lowest total cost with the Supply Base utilizing Achieving Excellence process and criteria.
- Defines, resolves, and provides permanent solutions to supplier performance issues with the assistance of other functional representatives such as quality, product engineering, etc., while managing the day-to-day supplier relationship issues, thereby assuring proper communication occurs. Expedites parts as necessary.
Specific Position Requirements:
- Intermediate MS Excel knowledge required.
- SAP and BOM structure and production process familiarity preferred.
- SM related degree preferred, but experience is more beneficial.
- SAP experience also preferred. Ability to flex with changing priorities is needed.
- Source experimental and production parts- following sourcing guidelines from program needs or posting RFQs and awarding spot buy requests depending on the need
- Maintain experimental supply base for assigned commodity - performance, capabilities, capacity
- Monitor open deliveries and solicit order confirmation, status updates and shipment confirmation from supply base
- Mitigate misalignment between inbound flow and outbound flow of experimental parts
Assist in build execution, including the order, sourcing, delivery, & shipment of assigned parts
Required Skills:
- Experience in a team environment.
- Experience with Microsoft Office- Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
- Comfortable with fast pace of work and changing priorities.
- Desire to learn.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
Nice to have:
- Manufacturing/commodity knowledge.
- SAP experience
- Ability to read a print and understand basic GD&T requirements
- Degree or experience in supply management, engineering or business.
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
