Sourcing Specialist 1 - Buying/Procurement_MA10

Job Title: Sourcing Specialist 1 - Buying/Procurement_MA1

Location: Deer Park, TX

Duration: 12 months on Contract

Description:

Role Summary/Purpose

The Expeditor will be primarily working with the Procurement team to identify urgent / critical customer orders, identify associated purchase orders to suppliers, and drive overall performance improvement from major suppliers.

The individual in this role also demonstrates accountability for functional and business objectives.

Other major responsibilities include achieve higher standards of On-Time delivery from suppliers, review supplier capacity, and manage purchase order data accuracy for the Aftermarket Center of the Valves business.

The Individual will establish clear communication with suppliers and drive actions for timely fulfillment of supplier Purchase Orders (POs) aligned to customer requirements / Need-By date.

Job Profile Summary

Under direct supervision, the Expeditor provides support to Procurement staff.

Inputs and verifies correctness of purchase order data.

Prepares and maintains routine data files and reports in compliance with established policies. Assists with special projects as assigned.

Conducts all business activities in accordance with client's Health, Safety and Environmental policies, Legal Compliance requirements and client's Core Values.

Essential Responsibilities - In the role of Expeditor, you will:

Monitor & action aging Purchase Requisitions (PRs), create Purchase Orders (POs), update PO Promise Dates from suppliers, and manage PO schedule changes / react to ERP exception messages in a timely manner

Achieve best cost for material with outstanding quality and within customer Need-By date

Support Procurement / Fulfillment KPIs; On-time Delivery (OTD), Supplier Promise Date / PO Promise Date accuracy

Hold daily / weekly rhythm with strategic suppliers for overall supplier performance & ensure best price & lead times are offered by suppliers

Partner with engineering & coordinate with suppliers on design change implementation

Develop knowledge of supplier manufacturing processes, material and commodity pricing and excellent focus on quality

Partner with Global Commodity Leaders (GCLs) & Site Commodity Leaders to implement cost out strategies and supplier workload management to support Aftermarket needs

Be a first line of contact & establish strategic relationship with suppliers

Qualifications/Requirements

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university

Desired Characteristics

High-energy, self-motivated, willing to take on responsibilities across functions & team boundaries, and drive assigned tasks to closure

Willingness to pressure Suppliers and develop recovery plans, set production priorities and detail analysis on product work cycle

Influence/communication and negotiations skills

Strong oral and written communication skills

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Supply Chain related fields

Strong business & financial acumen; understanding of business operations & O&G industry

Program / Project management skills with horizontal teams

Strong interpersonal and leadership skills; supervisory role experience

Strong quantitative and analytical skills, strong PC and database management skills

Ability to work well under tight deadlines and frequently changing priorities

Location

Note: Expeditor needed to support with purchase order promise date updates from suppliers in order to comm

Background Verification: Basic

Drug Screening: 10 panel UA