Job responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Plan and purchase material requirements and ensure the flow of materials for ongoing production as well as for new products in development.
- Prepare, review, place department purchasing requisitions.
- Maintain computerized purchasing records and paper filing.
- Monitor and resolve production material shortages.
- Seek, partner, and maintain relationships with reliable outside vendors and suppliers to manage purchase orders based on demand.
- Place order and follow up closely with counterpart CMs to achieve sales demand and fulfillment.
- Monitor and follow up closely with internal and/or CM production schedule to ensure on-time delivery and monitor it for prototype projects.
- Update planning spreadsheets and internal reports regularly.
- Review and monitor inventory levels against sales ratio and sales forecast; respond to changes in sales trend and sales forecast.
- Enter purchase transactions precisely and gather both historical and current data.
- Other projects and tasks may be assigned based on business needs.