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**Job Category****:** Production **Requisition Number****:** BUYER001759 Showing 1 location **Job Details**
**Description**
ECHO Incorporated is an industry leader in developing and manufacturing high-performance, professional-grade, handheld outdoor power equipment. With distributors and thousands of dealers across North and South America, ECHO is constantly anticipating the future of the outdoor power equipment industry and the need for environmental sustainability. Working for ECHO means joining a team of people who are committed to collaboration, innovation, creativity, and high-quality products that make us a globally competitive brand.
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**Join a team whose goal is to champion best in class buying practices! This role will develop and manage a supply chain of goods while driving commercial advantages through the achievement of quality, cost, and delivery goals. This position owns end-to-end analysis of categories and the supply base to determine lowest landed cost. This flexible hybrid schedule allows you to work from the office 3 days and from home 2 days! Apply today!**
For more information please visit our website at www.echo-usa.com.
**Duties and Responsibilities:**
* Analyze MRP specifications and delivery requirements to keep production material and finished goods in stock.
* Identify and resolve out of stock issues, focusing on minimizing shortage occurrences through analysis of data and review of safety stock levels and lead times.
* Optimize inventory levels by managing and analyzing purchase orders on time and at the appropriate quantities, aligning as needed with change in demand to achieve company objectives.
* Work with vendor base to resolve chronic issues such as past dues, lead time, quality and cost.
* Identify supply chain related non-value added costs and processes that are not financially favorable. Challenge and negotiate these conditions with the appropriate vendor contacts including, vendor minimums, freight terms, vendor cash terms etc.
* Supplier relationship management
* Ability to assess data and communicate to key stakeholders throughout the organization effectively.
* Utilize system-generated reports to determine priorities and areas of opportunity and to confirm/communicate results. Create adhoc reporting when needed.
* Understand root cause of backorders and develop plan to improve delivery date.
**Qualifications:**
* 2 years minimum, 5+ years desired experience in a manufacturing environment.
* Intermediate Excel skills - Pivot Tables, V-lookups & Graphs are preferred.
* Strong Analytical, problem solving and systems understanding required.
* Organizational Skills, managing workload.
* Ability to think systematically with proven problem solving.
* Strong interdepartmental communication, presentation, persuasion and negotiation skills.
* MRP experience.
**Education:**
* BS in Supply Chain/Operations/Logistics or similar degree.
* APICS certification preferred.
**Equal Opportunity Employment:**
* We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and celebrate our employees' differences, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or Veteran status.
**E-Verification:**
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
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