Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Develop plans and execute purchase orders based on tactical parameters (supplier choice price delivery terms).

• Managepurchaseorder life cycle (creation maintenance follow through) with assigned vendors.

• Maintainaccurateand up-to-date reorder points and lot sizes for manufactured andpurchasedcomponents.

• Negotiate pricing and execute purchase orders and agreements with suppliers to support businessobjectives.

• Place orders from approved suppliers to include verifying pricing quantities needed product availabilitydeliverydatesand best shipment methods.

• Respond toexpediterequests from internal and external customers. Quote lead times on products to customer service.

• Provide machining and assembly schedules to the production team daily. Work withdepartmentsupervisor to schedule overtime for the production team as necessary to meet customer needs.

• Review sales order backlog regularly and take action to reduce past due orders.Work with external vendors and internal departments toexpeditecomponents.

• Follow strategic sourcing strategies and supplier selections. Alert strategic sourcing if suppliers do not respect commitments and risk delaying the production schedule after having investigated all potential solutions with the Value Stream Manager.

• Manage incoming material flow to ensure inventory ismaintainedto theoptimumlevel per established parameters.Provide strategic sourcing with proposals to improve the material flow from the supplier to the value stream.

• Understand and evaluate supplier processescapacitiesand overall business capabilities toidentifyand implement areas for improvement in cost quantity delivery quality and inventory turns.

• Monitor order status in relation to production needs to verify materials are received on time.

• Utilize warehouse and inventory control policies and procedures toassureproper inventory levels.

• Investigate inventory discrepancies anddetermineroot causes.

• Support the implementation of standard processes forthe vendorselection material flow and inventory management.

• Generate daily weekly and monthly reports as.

Critical Competencies

This position is subject to policies and procedures set forth by the StateDepartmentand applicants who do not meet such requirements will not be eligible for the position.

• Knowledge of manufacturing standards and practices along with Kanban and pull systems desired.

• Intermediate to advanced levelproficiencyMS Office software applications (Word Excel PowerPoint).SAP knowledge and experienceisstrongly preferred.

• Strong problem-solving critical thinking and analytical skills including the ability to gather and organize relevant information andidentifyunderlying issues or problems trends and cause-effect relationships.

• Excellent interpersonal skills thatfosterteamwork and collaboration anddevelopshigh quality working relationships in order to influence gain support and achieve results.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills including the ability to effectively develop andwriteroutine reports processinstructionsand business correspondences.Able to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of employees and managers customers and suppliers.

• Highly productive witha strong senseof urgency and orientation to details accuracy and excellent outcomes. Results-oriented with a demonstrated ability to effectively manage time and multiplepriorities.

• Demonstrated continuous improvement mindset and an advocate for change. Exposure to lean manufacturing principles is a plus.

• Demonstrated flexibility and willingness to adapt to internal processes and changedelaysor unexpected events. Ability to respond to adversity or restrictions of the organization with resilience and tenacity.

• Strong work ethic including the ability to be self-directed and self-motivated. Demonstrated professionalism passion and initiative with projects and tasks.

• Demonstrated ability tomaintainconfidentiality and handle proprietary and sensitive information with integrity.

• Willing and able to work extended hours including overtime and weekends as

• Willing and able to occasionally travel domestically up to 10% to customer supplier and/or other Altra sites including attendance at off-site meetings events and professional development conferences or seminars.
  

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelors degree is preferably in Supply Chain Management Business Finance or Engineering

• 2 years of relevant planningcomponentand assembly operations.

• Previous purchasingexperience in a manufacturing environment required.

• Recognized certification in Supply Chain or Purchasing is preferred.

• Prior ERP experience; SAP experience preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Potential physical demandsinclude butare not limitedto: frequent sitting and occasional bending and stooping. Potential sensory demandsinclude butare not limitedto: hearing and seeing. Lifting and/ormaneuvering ofup to 30 pounds without assistance or heavier loads with the assistance of a lifting device in order to set up test equipment. Must be able to work in a typical manufacturing facility and travel domestically outside facilities which could entail walkingclimbingand moving around working equipment.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Majorityof time is spent in a general office environment but regular time will also be spent in a manufacturing production environment where personal protective safety equipment must bewornand proper safety precautions must beobserved.