Qcells North America · 13 hours ago
Purchasing Specialist
Dalton, GA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry, Mid Level
0+ years expQcells North America is seeking a Purchasing Specialist responsible for purchasing and logistics tasks. This role involves monitoring purchasing activities for Spare Parts and subsidiary materials, working collaboratively across teams to implement effective purchasing strategies.
Renewables & Environment
Responsibilities
Track the progress of PO from creation to delivery
Check PR/PO/GR/Payment closing (Spare Parts is physical receiving include) in QPS (Purchasing System) & SAP. (Monthly AP Closing included)
Determination of Purchase Order on basis of the sales forecast and the stock level. (Weekly communication with planning team for raw materials and production team for Spare Parts/subsidiary materials)
Checking consistently PR which created by other teams and issue PO in QPS, Goods Receipt, article creation and modification, system flow management, and other transactions in QPS & SAP
Follow the payment release in QPS based on vendors’ invoice & payment term which contracted or negotiated with vendors and divers financial issues with the Finance Department
Key contact for coordination of actions for inventory management with planning team and logistic team
Out of stock and risk management with the concerned services. (Quality, import service, packaging, marketing)
Negotiate with oversea vendors and propose logistic solution which meets the best to each part
Monthly Report (Key performance index which allocated to each purchasing specialist) on monthly & annual expenditures and savings(Cost reduction & Cost Innovation & Cost Avoidance) in line with business plan
Work closely with internal stakeholders (Majority teams are Planning/Finance/Logistic/Production/Quality team)regarding purchasing task
Negotiate with external accounts for competitive unit price and contract terms. (Collaborate with Head Quarter purchasing team only for Raw Materials)
Supervise suppliers’ performance in the domain of lead-time, reactivity, reliability, and flexibility
Participate in the plant’s production plan (with Planning team) and capacity optimization
Participate in the inland and oversea transport optimization to reduce the cost
Manage purchasing task by types of suppliers to fit the materials’ properties
Ensure the close relationship with the suppliers in other domain of raw material management, lead-time, expedition, and reception
Intensive management on a supplier when an issue occurs to it
Key Supply chain contact for the suppliers of concerned scope
To build strong collaboration network with other supply chain service to obtain information and to synchronize process
Adhere to the policies and procedures of Hanwha Q CELLS
Perform other duties and special projects, as assigned by management
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree is Supply Chain Management, Business Management, or related fields
0-5 years of related experience in purchasing, procurement, or supply chain related field
Strong knowledge of purchasing and/or procurement /or production plan/or financial
Proficiency in MS Excel
Ability to tolerate a fast-paced work environment in areas that are not climate controlled
Able to stand and walk in the production area throughout the workday
Reaching, pushing, pulling, or lifting as required within limits set by Q Cells
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
Preferred
10+ years of purchasing or procurement experience
Experience in high tech manufacturing industry and startups
Proficiency in MS Office applications and SAP
Proficient in CAD program
Bilingual fluency in both Korean and English
Company
Qcells North America
Qcells is a renowned complete energy solutions provider in solar cell and module, energy storage, downstream project business and energy retail.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Danielle Merfeld
EVP and Global Chief Technology Officer
Taerim Kim
HR Generalist (Global CTO Org)
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