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This position will be responsible for supporting the manufacturing operation by purchasing diversified commodities on a competitive basis without sacrificing quality.\nPrimary responsibilities include:\nAdhere to all safe Work Practices (SWP) and organizational polices and procedures. Must abide by all safety requirements and attain safety goals.\n Partner with reliable suppliers, solving questions, and confirming expected deliverables, while resolving any delivery, payment, price discrepancies and quality related concerns.\nVerification and accuracy of requisitions being processed, per established polices, and assist with preparation of requisitions and E-req summaries as requested. Place purchase orders upon approvals.\nMake substitutions as possible, while maintaining necessary quality, collaborating with requesters of any deviations to confirm acceptance.\nContribute to the creation of formal RFI, RFQ, for various parts and services, while doing some analytical work for comparison purposes.\nSupports the implementation of value creation opportunities and strategic supplier initiatives.\nUtilizes in place processes to contribute to an efficient Supply Chain, working with spare parts teams on reorder and inventory quantities, based on lead-times and criticality of part, for production. \nWorks diligently on spot buy savings opportunities and contributes to cross plant initiatives. \nLead projects (RFP) for designated plants as assigned.· Takes trends in the Market and supply chain disruptions into consideration during supplier selection. Contributes to Supplier Assessment and score-carding. \nTravel to other FQ locations as required.\nThe ideal candidate should possess the following:\nBA/BS in Supply Chain or related work experience.\nStrong MS office Suite skills to include Excel, Word, Power Point, along with knowledge of SAP, Power BI and QlikView. \nMinimum of 4 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment; having knowledge of MRO parts and services. \nMust be an effective communicator, both written and orally, \nHas the ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. \nCan support on-site personnel in all aspects of the procurement function. \nWhat We Offer You\nWe believe that by continuously improving the quality of our benefits, we can help to raise the quality of life for our team members and their families. At First Quality you will receive:\nCompetitive base salary and bonus opportunities\nPaid time off (three-week minimum)\nMedical, dental and vision starting day one\n401(k) with employer match\nPaid parental leave\nChild and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)\nBundle of joy benefit (year's worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)\nTuition assistance\nWellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums\n...and more!\nFirst Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.\nFirst Quality is an Equal Opportunityemployer. 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