Savaria Concord Lifts designs, manufactures and distributes top-of-the-line accessibility products, including residential and commercial elevators, stair lifts, wheelchair lifts, incline and vertical platform lifts, automatic door openers and a selection of ADA compliant products.​ Our equipment is certified to meet or exceed all applicable Elevator and Lift codes in North America.​

Summary:

• Executes projects under the direction of the Purchasing Manager and R&D engineers to source potential new projects

• Analyzes the requirements of the commodity, including preliminary specifications, preferred supplier, and date commodity is needed.​

• Solicits and evaluates proposals for the requested commodity

• Investigates and/​or interviews potential suppliers to determine if they meet the specified requirements.​

• Negotiates the lowest possible cost for the commodity balanced against the optimum quality and schedule needs.​

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  Assures that the commodity is delivered on schedule, at the negotiated price, and meets the quality standards of the company

• Works with Materials Manager to reduce lead times, inventory levels, order accuracy, etc.​

• Organizes weekly work order from MRP and consigns to respective departments

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  Develops contingency alternatives for all assigned major commodities

• Monitors and ensures adherence to purchase order due dates and expedites product to prevent stock outs

• Actively works towards supply base consolidation

• Monitors supplier performance reporting and implements improvement plans as necessary

• Updates item master information on a daily basis

• Oversees inventory control procedures and participates in quarterly inventory counts

• Investigates BOM errors, reports any corrections needed for Engineering Change Requests (ECR’s)

• Works with vendor/​supplier for non-conforming materials and requests for Return Material Authorization (RMA)

• Coordinates MRO purchases for machines for Production and facility maintenance.​

Supervisory Responsibilities:                                                   

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.​

• lead times, inventory levels, order accuracy etc.​

Education and/​or Experience:

Bachelor's degree (B.​ A.​) 5 years of related experience and/​or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.​

Computer Skills:    

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Word and Excel, knowledge of MRP or ERP systems (Baan, Manmanx or MK a benefit)

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

Enrollment in C.​P.​P.​ and/​or working towards SCMP (PMAC)

Other Skills and Abilities:

Excellent negotiation skills, superior communication skills (verbal and written)