Procurement Assistant

JOB CATEGORY: Corporate

DEPARTMENT: Planning/Buying

REPORTS TO: Director of Supply Chain

LOCATION: Santa Ana OC

GENERAL FUNCTION

The Procurement Assistant owns and drives the procurement process within the dental laboratories supply chain. Interacts with internal partners including Sales Engineering and Manufacturing across all facilities (OC LA RS NJ) Product Engineering and Manufacturing to understand material and demand requirements. Works with external vendors to ensure the best value highest quality and timely delivery for optimal inventory levels in support of production plans. Full responsibility on ordering tracking receiving and putting away the materials.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan and procure material requirements for the dental laboratories
  
• Manage suppliers to meet completion dates according to sales forecasts or customer orders
  
• Manage optimal inventory levels
  
• Create purchase orders to support production requirements
  
• Expedite supplier orders that delay schedules and alter schedules to meet unforeseen conditions
  
• Develop partnership with local and overseas suppliers
  
• Prepare procurement reports
  
• Take active part on lean activities with suppliers when apply (Consignment Inventory Kanban Inventory)
  
• Verifies the materials in inbound and receives it in the system
  
• Oversees the correct management of the physical inventory
  

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 1 years experience in sourcing procurement logistics and/or inventory management in manufacturing environment
  
• OR combination of a 4year degree in related field and relevant internship experience
  
• Experience in multiple concurrent project and/or program management & scheduling
  
• Excellent organizational skills
  
• General knowledge and understanding of consumer product manufacturing
  
• Excellent communication skills with ability to interface effectively with coworkers ranging from senior vice presidents to production floor associates
  
• Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities in a fastpaced environment
  
• Requires tact judgment and a highly developed sense of responsibility
  
• Experienced with MS Office suite including MS Excel
  
• Comprehensive knowledge of manufacturing processes and procedures
  

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• BA/BS in Engineering Supply Chain Management Procurement/Sourcing Business or other related area
  
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team with minimal supervision.
  
• Strong communication skills
  
• Excellent ability to prioritize
  
• Effective skills in supplier analysis
  
• Factual and datadriven decisionmaker
  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Software applications such as Excel Access PowerPoint and Word
  
• Bilingual English Spanish
  
• Familiarity with the Dental field
  

Estimated hourly rate: $21 $26