Job Description
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILIES:
- Purchases raw materials, specialized equipment, fabricated parts, tools, miscellaneous parts and other supplies and components used to build machinery utilizing manufacturing engineering drawings.
- Confers with Engineering department regarding drawings and BOM's.
- Confers with vendors in a professional manner to obtain product or service information such as price, availability and delivery schedule.
- Evaluates suppliers based on a lean manufacturing schedule, making certain the supplier is capable of delivering the desired goods or services on time, in the correct quantities without sacrificing quality.
- Determines method of procurement such as direct purchase or bid.
- Prepares purchase orders or bid requests.
- Can assist in product development to provide parts forecasting, material availability and cost, in add...