Experience

Pivot International, Inc.

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Purchase Specialist

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  As a purchaser I support both production & non-production orders and will be responsible for procuring electronics, custom parts, tooling, cables, and services required to support Pivot’s supply chain activities with the goal of on-time production of quality products while optimizing total production costs. • Procure electronic components, manufactured parts including PCBs, machined components, and purchased items utilizing MRP requirements to support manufacturing. • Procure tools, fixtures, early samples and shop supplies to support in-house operations. • Build and maintains good business supplier relationships. • Review, assess and establish new suppliers that meet the expected requirements of quality, cost and delivery. • Provide information to Account Managers, Engineering and Operations regarding part qualities, cost and delivery on a timely basis. • Interface with management concerning new products and forecasts for new and existing products. • Coordinate rework and disposition of scrap material and ensures the most economical and efficient method of validating useable material for production. • Schedule, prepare, and forward complete and accurate purchase orders (in-house and outside process) according to company guidelines. • Evaluate make vs. buy decisions for critical components involving operations, finance and engineering departments. • Lead efforts with quality control working with suppliers to determine source of defective or unacceptable material and takes corrective action. • Support bill of material maintenance and change orders. • Follow up on supplier incidents, shortages, damaged items and discrepancies with suppliers, and maintains related documentation. • Support change notices for purchased items such as changes in specifications, part numbers, and sources. • Interface with the Shipping/Receiving department regarding incoming and outgoing shipments. • Support plans for product or component “end of life”. Show less