Sourcing Specialist I optimizing material flow for The Toro Company. Support supplier relationships and procurement processes in a hybrid work environment.
Responsibilities
Maintain the supplier relationship through excellent communication to ensure the supplier has alignment with ISC’s goals.
Understand, and support the category specific strategy.
Support Sourcing Specialist and Category Manager in long term cost control strategies to fit specific strategic supplier partnerships and commodities.
Support lead time maintenance and reduction
Manage purchase requisition queue and ensure purchase orders are placed with suppliers offering fair pricing, outstanding quality, and excellent service.
Support multiple areas of the parts procurement process within TTC’s MRP/ERP system.
Support the TTC’s Escalation process and requests from TTC’s manufacturing plants on supplier deliveries and escalations as required.
Assist supplier transitions.
Participate in supplier exit process standardization and continuous improvement projects.
Support TTC’s Digital Transformation objectives.
Assist with the gathering of requested information for Total Cost of Ownership analysis to support the Category Team.
Support the deviation from specification (DFS) requests from suppliers.
Assist supplier quality engineer when needed.
Ensures engineering change notices (ECN’s) are completed timely.
Ability to troubleshoot routine issues that arise in moderately complex situations.
Support various intradepartmental process improvement projects including lean activities, productivity improvements, lead time maintenance and others as assigned.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree preferred in Supply Chain Management, Operations or Engineering with 0+ years of professional experience
Sourcing experience or relevant education normally gained by completing degree in supply chain or operations related field preferred
Self-motivated, ability to work under pressure, manage and prioritize multiple objectives concurrently, attend to details, and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment
Proven ability to analyze situations and accurately take effective actions.
Basic skills in Microsoft Suite, MRP/ERP, Ariba and SAP
Ability to maintain composure during rapidly changing situations, remaining focused on the relevant objective.
Capacity to work independently as well as within a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
Understanding of manufacturing processes, cost drivers, and market dynamics for assigned commodities.
Benefits
affordable and top tier medical/dental/vision plan
401k
20 hours of paid time to volunteer in the community
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