- Execute procurement category strategies to support business objectives
- Create and process purchase orders
- Purchase goods, materials, components or services in line with SOW
- Coordinate with category managers and cross-functionally to communicate issues related to parts availability, inventory level set ups, packaging, logistics, and others
- Ensure parts are expedited on critical orders and delivered on time
- Effectively manage process orders for several categories
- Negotiate cost reductions based on quote analysis and benchmarking
- Evaluate supplier options in alignment with price, quality and service requirements
- Work with Receiving and AP to resolve supplier invoicing and payment discrepancies
- Support the collection of supplier, market, and Category information
- Support tracking and documentation of risk and issue management for the category
- Generate reports from ERP systems for analysis to support management decisions
- Track supplier performance
- Support implementation of risk mitigation, cost reduction, and inventory management plans