Purchasing Manager for Lantern managing procurement and vendor contracts across diverse categories. Building procurement processes and achieving substantial savings opportunities in a fast - growing environment.
About the role
- Purchasing Operations Specialist responsible for vendor communications and purchase order management at Grainger Businesses. Facilitating process improvements and cross-functional collaboration in a hybrid work environment.
Responsibilities
- Maintain/update current expected ship dates, receipts corrections/adjustments.
- Manage requirements documents and large order processing and follow-up for all assigned Vendors.
- Provide credible useful information to allow multiple cross functional teams impacted by Past Due Purchase Orders, GRIR issues and Large Orders to deliver a better service promise.
- OMS is the key contact for Vendors and their assigned Category Purchasing Manager (CPM), Supplier Performance Analyst (SPA), DC inbounds teams, Accounts Payable and Product Manager (PM).
- Work all assigned Vendor issues, including past dues line follow-up, DC receipts and/or proactively work potential past due POs to help vendors resolve short term (transactional) issues in a timely manner.
Requirements
- BS/BA or equivalent experience preferred.
- Ability to foster, manage and leverage relationships at varying levels internally & externally.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills that foster collaboration with team, business partners and cross-functional teams.
- Systemic thinking and problem solving.
- Ability to influence decisions with teams without direct management responsibility.
- Demonstrated ability to multitask, quickly learn and become competent in, and effectively apply new skills.
- Proficient in Excel, Access and/or other database and reporting tools.
- Exposure to business disciplines outside of Purchasing is desirable.
- Exposure to SAP desirable.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
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