Buyer/Expeditor Job Listing at Kelly Services in MINETONKA MLS, MN (Job ID 9444696)

Description

Kelly Engineering has a GREAT opportunity for a BuyerExpeditor located in Minnetonka, MN!

Job Skills
To support Procurement Fulfillment team from Purchase requisition to Vendor Payment.

Long-term contract with pay up to $25/hr depending on experience.

Role Details:
As an Order Fulfillment Buyer/ Expeditor within the Sourcing team, you will interact with PSI, Plant Production, Logistics, Category Management, Sourcing, quality assurance, accounts payable, and suppliers to help support production activities and schedules.
You will be responsible for purchase orders and their contents from the moment they are issued until they are closed out i.e. setting contract terms, maintaining Outline Agreements, order confirmation, Expediting deliveries, maintaining accurate delivery dates in SAP, Coordinating with Logistics, resolving any payment issues to the supplier, financial tracking of costs recognition, and any other tasks as assigned by the manager

Minimum requirements:
Bachelor s degree or international equivalent in an applicable or related field to Sourcing/Procurement/Supply Chain/ Business Administration

-and/or-
5 years minimum experience in increasing roles in purchasing, expediting or supply chain.

Useful skills or abilities:

• The ideal candidate will be or possess: Self-governed and motivated to perform tasks within established guidelines
• Participates in the planning, scheduling and production control of the project. Highly organized with the ability to multitask and deal with rapidly changing priorities/ambiguity
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to interact effectively with senior management and customers
• Problem solving and research skills Identifies under performing or non-performing suppliers during the project life cycle.
• Time management skills
• Capable of working in a team, prioritizing, multi-tasking, and organizing.
• Flexible and adaptable to ever changing priorities.
• Proficient in MS Excel, Outlook, and Word SAP
• Knowledge Excellent Expediting Skills

Preferred skills:

• Strong Equipment Background International and domestic logistics
• Familiarity with purchase order conditions
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation and facilitation skills
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Ability to cope with multiple complex situations daily
• Good Negotiator Tasks to be Performed:
  • Interface with suppliers to ensure PO is received/acknowledged, schedule received, and ship date is met.
  • Ensure planned ship date aligns with production needs and, if not, work with supplier to improve delivery.
  • Follow-up with email correspondence in an organized and timely fashion
  • Manages Quarterly Price Adjustments and maintain Outline Agreements
  • Placing Po's
  • Expediting Work with Category Management
  • Ensure Master Data is accurate Invoice resolution
  • Logistic bookings and follow up where required
  • Support plants

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Why Kelly® Engineering?

Your engineering skills are in demand, but how do you find the right fit? Easy. At Kelly Engineering, our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world's most critical challenges. We connect you with leading organizations where you can collaborate on innovative projects, work with cutting-edge technologies and accelerate your growth. Whether you prefer the variety and flexibility of short-term projects or are looking for a long-term opportunity, we're here to guide you to the next step in your engineering career.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly's Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.

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