What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Specialist position at HANWHA Q CELLS USA INC?
Description
PURCHASING SPECIALIST
Reports to: Purchasing Manager
Location: Dalton, GA
Classification: Salary Exempt
Summary
The Purchasing Specialist is responsible for purchasing and logistics tasks for the Hanwha Q CELLS GA Plant. This individual will organize, control, and monitor purchasing activities of assigned MRO Parts which are for all teams & subsidiary materials which is for Production team and introduce purchasing strategies targeting maximum contribution to the operating result. This position will work in a cross-functional team environment within Hanwha Q Cells GA Plant as well as other subsidiaries of Hanwha Group. Will communicate with Asia plants.
Responsibilities
PURCHASING SPECIALIST
Reports to: Purchasing Manager
Location: Dalton, GA
Classification: Salary Exempt
Summary
The Purchasing Specialist is responsible for purchasing and logistics tasks for the Hanwha Q CELLS GA Plant. This individual will organize, control, and monitor purchasing activities of assigned MRO Parts which are for all teams & subsidiary materials which is for Production team and introduce purchasing strategies targeting maximum contribution to the operating result. This position will work in a cross-functional team environment within Hanwha Q Cells GA Plant as well as other subsidiaries of Hanwha Group. Will communicate with Asia plants.
Responsibilities
- Track the progress of PO from creation to delivery.
- Check PR/PO/GR/Payment closing (MRO Parts is physical receiving include) in QPS (Purchasing System) & SAP. (Monthly AP Closing included)
- Determination of Purchase Order on basis of the sales forecast and the stock level. (Weekly communication with planning team for raw materials and production team for MRO/subsidiary materials)
- Checking consistently PR which created by other teams and issue PO in QPS, Goods Receipt, article creation and modification, system flow management, and other transactions in QPS & SAP.
- Follow the payment release in QPS based on vendors’ invoice & payment term which contracted or negotiated with vendors and divers financial issues with the Finance Department.
- Key contact for coordination of actions for inventory management with planning team and logistic team.
- Out of stock and risk management with the concerned services. (Quality, import service, packaging, marketing)
- Negotiate with oversea vendors and propose logistic solution which meets the best to each part.
- Monthly Report (Key performance index which allocated to each purchasing specialist) on monthly & annual expenditures and savings(Cost reduction & Cost Innovation & Cost Avoidance) in line with business plan.
- Work closely with internal stakeholders (Majority teams are Planning/Finance/Logistic/Production/Quality team)regarding purchasing task.
- Negotiate with external accounts for competitive unit price and contract terms. (Collaborate with Head Quarter purchasing team only for Raw Materials)
- Supervise suppliers’ performance in the domain of lead-time, reactivity, reliability, and flexibility.
- Participate in the plant’s production plan (with Planning team) and capacity optimization.
- Participate in the inland and oversea transport optimization to reduce the cost.
- Manage purchasing task by types of suppliers to fit the materials’ properties.
- Ensure the close relationship with the suppliers in other domain of raw material management, lead-time, expedition, and reception.
- Intensive management on a supplier when an issue occurs to it.
- Key Supply chain contact for the suppliers of concerned scope.
- To build strong collaboration network with other supply chain service to obtain information and to synchronize process.
- Adhere to the policies and procedures of Hanwha Q CELLS.
- Perform other duties and special projects, as assigned by management.
- Bachelor’s degree is Supply Chain Management, Business Management, Engineering, or related fields.
- Strong knowledge of purchasing and/or procurement /or production plan/or financial.
- Proficiency in MS Excel
- Ability to tolerate a fast-paced work environment in areas that are not climate controlled.
- Bilingual in Korean
- Able to stand and walk the production area throughout the workday.
- Reaching, pushing, pulling, or lifting as required within limits set by Q Cells
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- 1 years of purchasing or procurement experience
- Experience in high tech manufacturing industry and startups
- Proficiency in MS Office applications and SAP
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