Purchasing Clerk jobs in Kansas City, KS

Position Summary:

Responsible for organizing and supervising purchasing functions for multiple manufacturing sites; managing daily activities in purchasing to include day to day and capital projects purchases; managing contracts including administering, negotiating, reviewing, renewing, filing, and evaluating for availability, price, term, and quality of products. Coordinating bid processes and ensuring compliance with procurement conflict of interest policies and regulations. Coordinate with all divisional Presidents and the functional departments the development of strategic partners and purchasing strategies for the corporation’s global needs. Reports directly to the Kustom Signals Operations Manager with dotted line reporting to both the CEO and CFO of MPD, Inc.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

( ) Purchasing Supervisor ( ) Buyer III, ( ) Buyer II, ( ) Buyer I

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with MPD policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include: interviewing, hiring and training, planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining, addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages, modifies or adjusts and implements purchasing procedures and guidelines within department to optimize workflow
• Develop and Enhance utilization of the Corporate ERP/MPR system across all business units
• Develop best practices and internal controls for corporate buyers/purchasers including necessary documentation
• Manage the purchasing activities with respect to all materials, supplies, and services (direct and indirect) and ensure that all such activities are monitored regularly.
• With buyers, reviews market, price, delivery conditions, and trends to determine present and future material availability, directs purchasing programs accordingly.
• Defines and develops a materials index to track market trends on material commodity and components.
• Works with Finance to develop strategies to manage “working capital” that enables the divisions to effectively make use of all current assets and maintain sufficient cash flow to meet short-term goals and obligations.
• Oversees disposal of surplus material, obsolete or scrap products.
• Monitors purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
• Deals with supplier when serious variations arise in delivery, quality, price, or conditions of sale.
• Evaluates purchasing actions and activities by taking into consideration the formal “total cost of ownership” of components or assemblies.
• Trains new staff members as needed.
• Monitors raw material inventory levels and adjusts future purchases as necessary to meet working capital goals and inventory turns objectives.
• Directs and leads Purchasing staff on developing contracts for new products, new suppliers or new services as needed. Ensures a legal review when needed as well as follow corporate guidelines for approvals.
• Assigns purchasing staff or directly participates on New Product Development projects.
• Ensure an effective line of communication to all department managers and to appropriate division personnel at all times.
• Maintain a high degree of integrity and fairness in dealings and transactions with all suppliers and regularly monitor that activity to ensure its consistency.
• Develop and maintain an effective organization through selection, training, development, compensation, and motivation of assigned personnel. Conduct merit reviews on a timely basis. Discipline employees in accordance with MPD policies and procedures.
• Implement internal programs such as communications, training, work simplification, cost reduction, and other programs.
• Manage and hold accountable the purchasing function for all Key Performance Indicators communicated and desired by executive management.
• Prepare required reports as to progress, order status, department budget forecast, and miscellaneous recommendations relating to purchasing activities.
• Interact with manufacturing, engineering, accounting, and quality control.
• Perform any and all duties as assigned.

Equipment to be used:

Basic office equipment to include computer, copier, voicemail and telephone system

Typical Physical Demands:

Regularly required to sit, occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel or crouch.

Typical Mental Demands:

Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.

Working Conditions:

Quiet, temperature controlled, office environment.

Travel:

Travel as needed up to 25% of normal work time.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education/work experience
• 5-7 years progressive hands-on purchasing and materials management experience, including both domestic and international vendors.

Skills:

Required;

• Proficient use and skill with PC based software programs.
• Excellent Negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Interact with all levels of staff and senior management.
• Excellent supervisory skills.

• High level of maturity and sound judgment.
• Familiar with ERP manufacturing software.
• International sourcing and product development partnering experience.

• Present a professional image to employees, customers, and suppliers.

Preferred;

• CPP certification desired
• Certified Inventory Management desired