Engineer

Job Description:

The prospective candidate will be engrained with most aspects of the craft including, but not limited to Material Planning, Inventory Management, Procurement and Transportation. Initial responsibilities will include planning of sub-assemblies, identifying shortages, negotiating, and procuring catalog and manufactured materials used in the production of Hoffman Engineering products, as well as being a member of the Inventory Management Team. In addition to displaying highly ethical conduct, this person must have key negotiating skills and the ability to source materials from approved vendors. Successful applicants will be driven, resilient and excel as part of a highly capable, high-performance team. We value commitment, passion and out of the box creativity. The successful individual will be part of a close-knit group with full exposure and involvement in all aspects of the company. Again, this is an entry level position with growth potential!

Key Responsibilities

" Responsibilities include taking Strategic Demand communicated from Senior Management/ Marketing and identifying Material shortages for procurement based on Production Planning guidance.
" Creating purchase order requisitions for Buyers to convert in support of production planning schedule while calculating annual usage and maintenance of item lead times.
" Process outside service orders
" Member of the Inventory team
" Maintain a neat and organized work area,
" Quote, place, track, and expedite orders, when necessary, through receiving
" Track supplier On-time delivery
" Maintain and monitor hardware KANBAN.
" Other Duties- Any reasonable task requested by the company.

General Tasks

" Ability to be proactive and plan materials based on consumption using good judgement and historical analysis to balance cash flow and purchase price.
" Creatively form and implement strategies that will aggressively balance Inventory and consumption, i.e. using Blanket Purchases as much as possible.

Job Requirements and Qualifications

Education: (or equivalent years of experience)
" College degree: Business degree preferred.
Experience:
" Three to five years of manufacturing or warehouse environments

Knowledge Requirements

" Strong Microsoft skills; Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.
" Ability to learn and exploit ERP system.

Personal Specification/Essential Qualities

" Excellent communication skills
" Excellent organizational and prioritization skills
" Energetic self-starter that must be able to work in a team-oriented environment.
" Identify good buying opportunities.
" Recognizing market fluctuations and capitalizing on advantageous buying situations