Follow-up Coordinator (Buyer / Material Planner):
**This position is onsite in office, Southfield, MI**
Integrated Equipment:
· Host weekly meetings with supplier and project teams to discuss review open issues matrix
· Monitor milestone matrix and/or timeline to ensure design and build milestones are met
· Coordinate with those responsible for any free issue material to ensure material gets to supplier in timely manner
· Schedule site visits periodically to check on progress and review equipment throughout the duration of the project
· Collect paperwork for items that have shipped and not posted and submit to SharePoint for receipt
Outsource Material:
· Review in process material to ensure timely delivery
· Proactively review upcoming workload with supplier and provide feedback to purchasing on performance
· Coordinate with those responsible for any free issue material to ensure material gets to supplier in timely manner
· Coordinate with design for any engineering issues (Missing or Wrong Dims, Material Specs, Weld Specs, etc)
· Schedule site visits periodically to check on progress and review equipment throughout the duration of the project
· Collect paperwork for items that have shipped and not posted and submit to SharePoint for receipt
Additional Responsibilities:
· Attend customer meetings and whiteboards to provide supplier material status updates
· Drive the negotiation of improvements in quality, workmanship and timing with suppliers
· Ensure compliance to corporate sourcing policy and procedures
· Perform and participate in supplier evaluation, qualification and provide input to manage risks related to the suppliers
· Assist in problem solving efforts for all systematic supplier related non-conformities
· Collect quantitative supplier information to prepare reports focusing on supplier performance and effectiveness of their operations against Comau’s metrics
· Provide training and feedback to suppliers and lead the efforts to implement steps to continuously improve supplier performance
· Support internal supplier development and supplier quality teams
Basic Requirements:
· Minimum of 3-5 years of purchasing and/or material management experience
· Strong written and verbal communication skills
· Strong problem solving capabilities
· Ability to work within a team-based environment
· Ability to execute to a plan
· Committed and dedicated to the success of a program
· Ability to read, interpret and communicate prints, specifications and dimensional tolerances
· Strong working knowledge of local supply base
· Fair working knowledge of global supply base
· Expansive working knowledge on multiple commodities
· Fair financial management skills
· Clear understanding of project timelines
· Microsoft office (Excel, Word, Power Point) – Advanced skills required
Preferred Requirements:
· Strong working knowledge of project based organizations
· Strong collaborative skills with suppliers and internal team members
· Appetite for accountability
· Strong understanding of budgeting and forecasting (financially on the project and with the supply base)
· Ability to multi-task and work from remote locations
· SAP Experience
· Project Management Experience
· BA in business, logistics, supply chain, or engineering
The pay range for this role is between $29.00 - $33.00/Hr. Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K.
