Why The Kendall Group?

• As a leader model Service Excellence with your team
  • Provide leadership, direction, growth, and mentoring
  • Adhere to company values and foster a culture of belonging and recognition
  • Invest in leadership and self-growth through participating in continuous improvement, learning, and development
• Manage and maintain relationships with suppliers
• Develops plans to improve and maintain positive vendor relationships
• Analyze, monitor and improve supplier performance
• Monitor and improve departmental and individual performance, including designing and implementing reports that will provide the necessary information; activities include, but are not limited to, on-time delivery, cost, late order and back order performance
• Leads activities within the company that will improve the working relationship with the supply base
• Coordinates with sales on supply issues
• Communicate and confer with key stakeholders about procurement-related functions
• Interview and make hiring decisions of purchasing team members
• Support and back up the purchasing team with daily tasks
• Other duties as assigned                        

Competencies you possess:

• Service Excellence
• Results, Action Oriented
• Accountability and Responsibility
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Building Team Morale 
• Managerial Courage 
• Developing Talent 
• Process Management 
• Awareness of the needs of others 
• Problem Solving  
• Teamwork and collaboration 
• Priority Setting 
• Materials Management Fundamentals

What you’ll need:

• Experience: 3 years’ industry sales or procurement experience

• Education: High school diploma or GED
• Analytics/Computer Skills: Ability to use standard office equipment, proficient with Microsoft Office products, especially Excel; strong analytical skills; must be able to understand and manipulate inventory calculations
• Organization Skills: Highly organized and detail-oriented; ability to multi-task and shift priorities as needed; ability to work in fast-paced environment; ability to prioritize, document processes and track progress; proven leadership abilities
• Cross-functional skills: Self-motivated; ability to understand reporting and make quality decisions independently; provide excellent internal and external customer service
• Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate well with all levels of the organization
• Leadership: Excellent mentoring, coaching and people management skills 
• Physical, Mental and Visual Skills: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, sit, talk, and hear. 
• Physical Environment: Normal office environment

• Experience: 5 years’ electrical/industrial inventory control/supply chain management; experience working with stakeholders and leading peer groups
• Education: Associate or bachelor’s degree
• Computer Skills: Experience with Eclipse ERP