Supply Chain Specialist

Bartech is a leading global workforce management and staffing solutions provider to Global 500 firms. Today we bill over $2 billion in revenue for clients worldwide who trust us to design, execute and manage sophisticated workforce management solutions, large-scale staffing engagements and strategic Business Process Outsourcing and consulting engagements.

The commonality in our arsenal of workforce management solutions is the ability to achieve impressive ROI through the skillful management of human capital resources and the integration of smart and efficiency-generating technologies. For over 35 years, large and small companies from a variety of industries have come to rely on Bartech’s superior domain expertise to transform workforce management practices, optimize staffing organizations, improve business performance and generate new paths to greater productivity and efficiency.

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• Provides entry level sourcing, Enterprise Product Delivery Process (EPDP), Enterprise Order Fulfillment Process (EOFP) support to include development and execution/enforcement of strategies and contracts for commodities of lower value and less complexity. 
• Assists with cost models, make vs. buy studies, spend analysis, invoice issue resolution and other data analyses. 
• Works with Strategic Sourcing to address chronic supplier performance issues and/or validation of suppliers during early supplier selection process as part of Enterprise Product Delivery Process (EPDP). 
• Makes use of Achieving Excellence process to manage the supplier's performance. 
• The work requires the exercise of discretion and independent judgment but is reviewed periodically or upon completion. 

Other duties

• Executes Order Fulfillment Process (OFP) with cost reduction activities, analyzing quotations, and making supplier selection based on criteria such as quality, cost, process capability, lead time and supplier stability. 
• Participates in implementation of resourcing activities and make versus buy decisions. 
• Collects cost data and prepares limited supplier cost/industry analyses. Supports the Engineering Change Management (ECM) process so design changes and product improvements are implemented in a timely and cost effective manner. 
• Develops and executes inventory plans to achieve inventory/asset management and material flow goals; resolves shipping, receiving, invoicing and payment problems to ensure prompt and accurate payments to suppliers. 
• Drives continuous improvement in terms of performance and lowest total cost with the Supply Base utilizing Achieving Excellence process and criteria. 
• Defines, resolves, and provides permanent solutions to supplier performance issues with the assistance of other functional representatives such as quality, product engineering, etc., while managing the day-to-day supplier relationship issues, thereby assuring proper communication occurs. 
• Expedites parts as necessary.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required, preferably in Business or Supply Management, with 3+ years of supply management or purchasing experience. 
• SAP experience and a basic knowledge of Microsoft Office are required.

• Individuals will be working in an office environment supporting a team of other supply management specialists.
• The team will be working on product development.
• These individuals will be performing quotes, analysis on quotes and providing this information to buyers. 
• Schedule will be an 8-hour day that falls during the hours of 7am-5pm, Monday-Friday.
• Position is currently approved for one year, but will be reviewed on an annual basis.
• Some travel will be required – will be doing day trips to visit suppliers.
• This position has the potential to grow into a Buyer role.