Specialist

Full job description

The Strategic Parts Coordinator reports to the Procurement Manager and is responsible for procurement of products and services essential to operations, inclusive of executing cost saving opportunities, develop strong supplier relationships through detailed spend analysis, strategic parts negotiation, and management of seamless availability of all products to support operational objectives.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Acknowledging, processing service and repair department parts requests, through database platforms within the procurement team interactions through the entry requests, depleting from internal inventory or external vendor procurement.

• For T&M (Time and Materials) requests, obtaining competitive pricing to submit to management for review.

• Responsible for strategic supplier relationships and parts negotiations with OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers), and third-party distribution suppliers and/or service partners.

• Analyze parts data and market trends and evolving technology to proactively identify supply base issues to minimize risk, protect continuity of supply, and identify emerging opportunities for discussion with procurement team.

• Maintain and follow purchasing policies to ensure compliance within the organization's operations, including staying up to date in company training that pertains to job duties.

• Ability to develop reports and analyze data to make necessary business decisions and hold suppliers accountable for procurement of parts commitments.

• Assist in identifying parts for repairs and replenishment of internal inventory in alignment to equipment life cycle management.

• Interactions with other departments organization teams to provide purchase orders, communication in writing and verbal of shipment and/or order details.

• Responsible for assigned tasks for sourcing parts identified in part replenishment and repairs meeting to include research and developing a plan on hard to find and obsolete items.

• Pro-active communications to support teams of any supplier/vendor issues in support of existing requests, to include facilitating through necessary approval process when required, available for on-call after-hours support, parts I.D. as part of the team's scheduled rotation.

• Supports service and dispatch department interactions on providing documentation to accounting when required for payable invoice to include credit card transactions.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training that pertains to job description

• 5+ years previous parts logistics, purchasing, supply chain, medical parts experience

• Understanding of project management and methodologies

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Strong organizational skills, with ability to engage in a variety of tasks simultaneously

• Advanced oral and written communication skills including follow-up responses

• High degree of initiative, independent judgment, and professionalism

• Well-developed analytical and problem-solving abilities, strong attention to detail

• Advanced skills within Microsoft Word and Excel (pivot tables & look ups)

• Ability to lead through system/application requirement gathering, processes and protocols.

• Ability to follow leadership, lead through change and progress in leadership management

What Skills You Will Use in This Role

It is the policy of Agiliti to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a veteran, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local civil rights laws. In addition, Agiliti will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Agiliti strictly prohibits any form of retaliation against individuals who make good faith reports of alleged violations of this policy or who cooperate in Agiliti’s investigation of such reports.

Affirmative Action Policy Statements

You may be required to obtain certain vaccinations, or provide proof of current vaccination status, based on customer and/or company requirements. If vaccination is required, Agiliti will provide specific directions and cover the expense at a participating clinic. Please note, this includes the COVID-19 vaccination.

Agiliti offers a robust suite of benefits for regular, full-time, non-union employees including: health insurance options for Medical, Dental & Vision plans, Short- and Long-Term Disability plans, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, Life Insurance Options, Paid Time Off, 401K Saving Plan with employer match, Employee Discounts, Tuition Reimbursement, Daily Pay program, Employee Assistance Program, and wellness programs.

Agiliti is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants consistent with state and federal law.

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Primary Job Location:

Lake Zurich District

Additional Locations (if applicable):

Job Title:

Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Company:

Agiliti

Location City:

Lake Zurich

Location State:

Illinois