Job Description
Job Title: Direct Materials Associate Specialist - OCU
Job ID: 26-04380
Location: Columbus, IN, 47201 (three days working onsite in Columbus, IN, and two days working remotely.)
Duration: 08 Months on W2 contract
The work schedule is Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Top 3 Skills you are looking for:
1. Attention to detail
2. Self-Starter
3. Willing to help others
Job Description
Responsibilities Job Summary: Resolves materials-related issues at any time during the manufacturing process. Interacts with global suppliers, internal suppliers and customers, and external customers.
Key Responsibilities:
Job ID: 26-04380
Location: Columbus, IN, 47201 (three days working onsite in Columbus, IN, and two days working remotely.)
Duration: 08 Months on W2 contract
The work schedule is Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Top 3 Skills you are looking for:
1. Attention to detail
2. Self-Starter
3. Willing to help others
Job Description
Responsibilities Job Summary: Resolves materials-related issues at any time during the manufacturing process. Interacts with global suppliers, internal suppliers and customers, and external customers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Resolves materials-related issues at any time during the manufacturing process with global suppliers, internal customers and suppliers, and external customers, regularly requiring availability for calls and meetings 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- Coordinates all aspects of material delivery for products; acts as company representative with Client's suppliers; understands supplier operations sequences to plan for orders and shipments; negotiates supplier schedules to match customer demand; identifies and resolves material procurement issues with customers and suppliers.
- Understands metrics related to inventory control; improves inventory by developing reduction strategies; works with suppliers to improve delivery, lower lead times and implement Material Agreements; tracks and measures supplier performance.
- Resolves component conflicts and part allocation issues; resolves material transfer and orders issues between plants; verifies and tracks all incoming and outgoing material.
- Acts as a user or super user of inventory control systems; determines order rules necessary to drive accurate planning and inventory levels; conducts troubleshooting for systems issues; provides input into and drives changes for upgrades and improvements to the system.
- Develops part inventory and storage processes; maintains all associated records; coordinates part pulls and shipments; maintains related databases.
- Research engineering releases for compatibility and history; works with purchasing and engineering to implement changes; coordinates with quality regarding materials and supplier quality issues.
- Makes related freight decisions considering timing and cost effectiveness. Responsible for cycle count accuracy for all parts; meets threshold to ensure that plant processing is not slowed or stopped due to parts shortages.
- Ensures, with Quality, that all scrap transactions are accurate. Leads inventory meetings; participates in manufacturing meetings; interfaces and communicates with internal and external customers; directs people to the appropriate resource; research solutions and responds to email and phone inquiries.
- Coordinates related financial activities such as tracking charges and charge backs; interfaces with financial systems; analyzes, compares, and reports related financial data. Initiates, develops, leads, and participates in improvement procedures; actively participates in self- and team audits and resulting corrective actions.
- May develop and conduct training programs.
- Works within the team to identify team member weaknesses and gaps to bring the overall performance of the team to a high level of performance.
- Understands the structure of the organization and maintains a strong network across departments; draws on network to answer questions, solve problems, and successfully execute responsibilities. Demonstrates confidentiality in execution of all responsibilities. Performs other duties as required to get the job done. Travel as required by work.
Experience & Knowledge Essential Education, Licenses, Certifications:
- High school diploma, GED or equivalent required.
- Ability to use Excel or other analytical tools. Oracle or supply chain system experience preferred.
Experience:
- Four-year experience/education requirement accomplished through one of the following: Bachelor’s degree, associate’s degree and at least two years of relevant experience, or at least four years of relevant experience required.
Additional Manager notes
The role involves a variety of administrative responsibilities, including updating purchase orders (POs), managing emails and chats, and collaborating with internal teams and other stakeholders. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience with procurement systems such as S360, Oracle, and Ariba.
A four-year degree is not required for this position. The manager is primarily focused on relevant experience and a strong understanding of procurement processes and systems.
Contact:
Madhu Sudhan J: madhu.s@sunrisesys.com | 319-242-4032 | URL: www.sunrisesys.com
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Columbus, IN |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1990 |
| Website | http://www.sunrisesys.com/ |
About Company
Sunrise Systems was founded in 1990 with a clear vision to deliver world-class staffing service solutions in all labor categories, including IT consulting and solutions; all with the commitment to provide service that exceeds expectations and become the most trusted name in the industry. More than two and a half decades later, we pride ourselves on being at the forefront of the staffing industry. Combining our deep industry expertise, insights, and global resources, we have partnered with our clients to connect them with top professionals across several different industries.
We provide cost-effective Managed Staffing Solutions, Information Technology and Information Technology Consulting Services to several Fortune 500 companies and U.S. Government agencies. We provide our clients with flexible engagement models and customized products that are budget and time specific. Understanding the challenges that every business faces, we offer our services either on-site at the clients' site or from one of our globally distributed technology centers. Our onshore and offshore development capabilities ensure that we excel at meeting customer requirements every single time.
Our collective business experience spans over two and a half decades and ranges from:
- Business, management, and technical fields
- Information technology consulting and software solutions.
- Providing strategic support for the development and long-term growth of new business ventures across several industries including but not limited to; accounting, banking, finance, and recruitment.
- Motivating technology staff and establishing partnerships with Fortune 500 companies
Sunrise Systems has a vast range of competence in:
- Design, development, and support of cloud-based solutions from simple to highly complexed
- Database administration of multi-platform applications, complex databases, and web-based environments that include all aspects of installation, planning, maintenance, and monitoring.
- Data processing and data migration
- Application re-engineering and platform migration
- Working with the Information Systems and end-user communities at all levels to resolve issues and establish consensus.
Skills
- Administrative Skillsunmatched
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Aribaunmatched
- Cargo/Freightunmatched
- Chargebacksunmatched
- Comparative Analysisunmatched
- Corrective Actionunmatched
- Cost Effectiveness Analysisunmatched
- Database Administrationunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- Email Management/Administrationunmatched
- Financial Reportingunmatched
- Financial Systemsunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Inventory Control Systemunmatched
- Inventory Cycle Countsunmatched
- Inventory Levelsunmatched
- Inventory Managementunmatched
- Inventory Planningunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturing/Industrial Processesunmatched
- Metricsunmatched
- Negotiation Skillsunmatched
- Network Administration/Managementunmatched
- Operations Planningunmatched
- Oracleunmatched
- Order Picking/Packingunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Purchase Ordersunmatched
- Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
- Record Keepingunmatched
- Strategic Planningunmatched
- Supply Chainunmatched
- Training Program Developmentunmatched
- Training/Teachingunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Evaluationunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Planningunmatched
- Willing to Travelunmatched
- Work From Homeunmatched
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