Supply Specialist

Every day, Kelly Services connects professionals with opportunities to advance their careers. We currently have an exciting contract opportunity with one of our leading clients – John Deere!

Title: Supply Management Specialist

Location: Waterloo, IA

Duration: 12 months

Responsibilities

• Executes Order Fulfillment Process (OFP) with cost reduction activities, analyzing quotations, and making supplier selection based on criteria such as quality, cost, process capability, lead time and supplier stability.
• Participates in implementation of resourcing activities and make versus buy decisions.
• Collects cost data and prepares limited supplier cost/industry analyses.
• Supports the Engineering Change Management (ECM) process so design changes and product improvements are implemented in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Develops and executes inventory plans to achieve inventory/asset management and material flow goals; resolves shipping, receiving, invoicing and payment problems to ensure prompt and accurate payments to suppliers.
• Expedites parts as necessary.

Required Qualifications

• BA in business or another related field - Manager is open to recent grad candidates
• Self-starter with the ability to analyze data and lead the way through complex problems
• Strong interest in initiating and developing new relationships with suppliers and peer functional groups
• Demonstrated communication skills
• SAP experience is a plus

Additional Information

• Monday – Friday / 7:00am – 3:30pm / limited overtime as needed
• Position will start the first day in the office to get the computer set-up before returning home to work remotely until the facilities open back up
• Business casual dress code
• Potential of driving personal vehicles to other Waterloo sites for meetings.

Important information: This position is recruited for by a remote Kelly office, not your local Kelly branch. Applicants must be legally permitted to work in the United States. Please contact Taryn Carbone (taryn.carbone@kellyservices.com) for immediate consideration.

Why Kelly®?

Your engineering skills are in demand, but how do you find the right fit? Easy. With Kelly® Engineering, our experts connect you with leading organizations where you can learn and grow, collaborate on innovative projects, and keep your skills sharp with top technology. Whether you prefer the variety and flexibility of short-term projects, or are looking for something more long-term, we’re here every step of the way to find your dream engineering job.

About Kelly®

At Kelly, we’re always thinking about what’s next and advising job seekers on new ways of working to reach their full potential. In fact, we’re a leading advocate for temporary/nontraditional workstyles, because we believe they allow flexibility and tremendous growth opportunities that enable a better way to work and live (plus, did we mention we provide a ton of benefits?). Connecting great people with great companies is what we do best, and our employment opportunities span a wide variety of workstyles, skill levels, and industries around the world.

Kelly is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse workforce and providing accommodations for people with disabilities in all parts of the hiring process as required under its Employment Accommodation Policy. Kelly will work with applicants to meet accommodation needs that are made known to Kelly in advance.