Job Description

Job Location: Amarillo Tank Shop - Amarillo, TX 79118

Summary Description
This position shall work on the Corporate Procurement Department team and whose immediate focus will be on expediting the ordering and delivery process for materials needed company wide. The duties will include providing support to Material Managers & Purchasing Agents throughout the company and assist in meeting needs and material requirements. This position will maintain standard pricing as well as working with vendor pricing and selection.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Timely ordering of materials and services in accordance with Company Policies and Procedures
- Develop and manage vendor relationships to support strategic and budgeted purchasing and material control goals and ensure vendor compliance with Company Policies
- Assist in rollouts and ongoing implementation of Company Policies, Procedures and Programs for inventory control, procurement, data management and reporting
- Obtain quotations for new and existing parts and services
- Control inbound and outbound freight company wide as well as assist in maintaining corporate freight accounts
- Continually seek ways to lower material costs while maintaining Company quality standards
- Explore alternate sourcing for good and materials when needed
- Timely follow-up on open purchase orders; including back orders
- Must be familiar with AAR & company pricing standards and repair descriptions
- Create and maintain part numbers and perform system data entry
- Assist in providing daily material status updates to facilities
- Conduct facility physical inventory and cycle counts when needed
- Confer with vendors and Account Payable personnel to resolve materials and vendor invoicing issues; such as damages, quality issues, and incorrect pricing, parts and quality
- Maintain working knowledge of purchasing and inventory systems
- Other duties, responsibilities and projects as requested or required by the Director of Procurement

Qualifications

Qualifications
- High school diploma
- Minimum 5 years purchasing experience
- Minimum 4 years materials/inventory experience
- Ability to present facts and recommendations in oral and written form
- Knowledge of purchasing and inventory control
- Proficient in personnel computer software applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook
- Knowledge of and skill in using office equipment including copiers, telephones, fax machines, calculators and filing systems
- Ability to organize and prioritize tasks to ensure timely completion
- Ability to make independent judgments within scope of responsibility
Physical Demands & Work Environment
This position works primarily in an indoor office setting and requires frequent sitting, standing and close vision computer work with some bending, stooping, and lifting up to 20 pounds. Role may require visits to our other work locations which includes exposure to an industrial manufacturing environment and requires personal protective equipment as environmental conditions dictate.
- Climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, talking, hearing, smelling and visual acuity, with color and depth perception.
- Required to use personal protective equipment as environmental conditions dictate.