Purchasing Specialist (Hybrid) - Vontier Corporation : Job Details

The Purchasing Specialist will be a member of the Purchasing Organization and will be paired with a Buyer to manage a large list of direct material suppliers. The role will be focused on prompt execution of product delivery, receiving and invoice discrepancies, and customer service escalation requests.

This is a Hybrid Position (Monday/Friday Remote)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Item Creation and Maintenance - Enter new item creation codes into the system, determine if items should be stocked or special order, negotiate order minimums with suppliers.
• Resolve Customer Service Issue Escalations - Working with customer service to create standard procedures for common issues and implement within customer service to empower first call resolution and reduce the number of EPOSTs.
• Resolve Distribution Center Receiving Discrepancies - Work with DC, supplier, and Buyer to investigate receiving/invoice discrepancies to resolve and eliminate future occurrences.
• Expediting Purchase Orders and Managing the Integrity of Supplier PO Promise Dates - Hold suppliers accountable for communicating purchase order fulfillment dates and expediting orders to ensure timely delivery.
• Proactively review open orders to identify supply problems (excess inventory and backorders) and negotiate with supplier directly to remedy the issues before they impact the company.
• Work closely with Buyer to manage assigned products and suppliers.
• Other tasks as assigned.

CAREER PROGRESSIONS / PROMOTABLE TO:

This position has the potential for future progression within Matco Tools Supply Chain Organization and other Vontier positions.