Essential Functions
- Place purchase orders with suppliers (foreign and domestic) for the procurement of production material as required by forecast and the production schedule
- Monitor status of open purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery of all materials, including timely resolution, communication, and mitigation of future potential problems
- Expedite or defer orders as required based on schedule/inventory changes
- Manage and resolve issues regarding POs: invoice discrepancies, returns and quality problems with suppliers
- Monitor and report key performance metrics, including Purchase Price Variance, inventories, shortages, and supplier performance
- Collaborate with internal customers and provide a high level of customer service, including recommending solutions, resources, and alternative supply options
- Ensure and promote compliance to Company and Procurement policies and procedures
- Execute RFPs to generate savings throughout the year
Qualifications
- BS/ BA in Business, Supply Chain, or logistics (preferred)
- 3 years of experience in a buyer/planner/material scheduler role (preferred)
- Solid applied knowledge of forecasting, transportation, supply chain, inventory management and warehousing disciplines
- Proficient with MS Office suite - advanced skills with MS Excel (Salesforce.com and Cin 7 is a plus)
- Strong sense of urgency & attention to detail
- Excellent organization, communication, and follow-up skills
- Able to influence others & manage conflict
- Ability to self-direct and take constructive action in ambiguous situations
- Extremely high standards of excellence
- Analytical with a methodical approach to problem solving
- Able to develop relationship with internal teams and externals suppliers
About Quench
Quench USA, Inc. offers bottle-free filtered water solutions for healthy and environmentally conscious consumers outside the home, through direct sales and independent dealers across North America. Our bottle-free water coolers, ice machines, sparkling water dispensers and coffee brewers, purify the existing water supply to provide reliable and convenient filtered water to a broad mix of businesses, including government, education, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, hospitality, and other large commercial customers, including more than half of the Fortune 500. Quench has grown from a small regional company to a national and international leader that had a successful NYSE public offering in 2016 and is now a strategic company owned by private equity backed Culligan. The Company has a sustainable mission and value proposition and is the leading consolidator in a fast-growing market. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Quench has sales and service operations across North America to serve our 60,000+ customers, and a network of over 250 independent dealers selling products under the brand names Pure Water Technology, Wellsys and Bluline. Quench is a Culligan Company.
About Culligan
Founded by Emmett Culligan in 1936, Culligan is a world leader in delivering superior water solutions that will make a real difference in improving the health and wellness of consumers. The company offers some of the most technologically advanced, state-of-the-art water filtration and treatment products. These products include water softeners, drinking water systems, whole-house systems, and solutions for businesses. Culligan's network of franchise dealers is the largest in the world, with over 900 dealers in 90 countries. Many Culligan dealers have valuable equity in their local communities as multigenerational family owners of their franchises. For more information visit www.culligan.com .
Values: Be Quenchy
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- Going "above and beyond" for one's customers, colleagues, and company.
- Demonstrating positivity, dependability, honesty, and collaboration.
- Balancing life and work, and having fun doing it.
Certain positions or jurisdictions may require COVID-19 vaccination unless included in the company testing protocol, medically contraindicated or due to a bona fide religious belief or practice.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Quench provides equal opportunity in all of our employment practices to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to sex, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital or family status, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, genetic information or any other category protected by federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including recruitment, hiring, compensation, promotion, transfer, disciplinary action, layoff, return from layoff, benefits, training, social and recreational programs. All such employment decisions will be made without unlawfully discriminating on any prohibited basis.