Associate Procurement Program Manager – Npd
| Company | Copeland |
|---|---|
| Location | St. Louis, MO, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Economics, or Science field or equivalent experience
- 2 years experience in tactical sourcing/procurement
- Strong purchase order lifecycle skills, price/cost analysis, and logistics process
- Proactively identifies, analyzes, addresses, and resolves problem areas, conflicts, and issues
- Proven communication and organizational skills enabling teamwork and consensus-building
- Experience in supporting cross functional teams
- Able to travel around 10% at a time
- Legal authorization to work in the United States – Sponsorship will not be provided for this role
Responsibilities
- Orders materials and supplies efficiently for prototype builds required to support product development projects, along with ensuring said materials and supplies are ordered accurately and arrive in a timely manner prior to scheduled installation
- Schedule and facilitate meetings necessary to coordinate and manage updates with the procurement department
- Monitor status and expedite completion of various activities to assure that the Procurement and Supply organization is supporting projecting timing, material cost objectives and Gate Review deliverables
- Provide accurate and timely reporting of program status throughout its lifecycle to procurement management and cross-functional management teams
Preferred Qualifications
- Interpersonal skills to develop and maintain professional working relationships with builders, vendors, subordinates, and co-workers
- Experience with innovation projects for electronics, project commercialization, stage gate methodology and business execution projects
- Strong organizational skills to ensure adequate tracking systems are utilized to maintain and track all required information associated with the ordering and production process
- Strong capabilities in the use of MS-Excel, ERP Systems, MS-Work, MS-Access, MS-PowerPoint, and MS-Project applications
- Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus (many suppliers and team members are in Mexico and the U.S., so bilingual ability is helpful for communication)