Position Summary:

Sources, negotiates, purchases, plans, and schedules raw materials, packaging materials, parts, components, services, supplies, finished goods and related material.

Essential Functions:

• Handles all aspects of daily order management to include procurement processes like requisitioning, receiving, and invoicing
• Searches inventory records or warehouse to determine if material on hand is sufficient
• Consults suppliers, catalogs, and internet to obtain prices and specifications
• Prepares purchase order and sends to supplier and department originating request; confers with suppliers concerning late deliveries
• Utilizes an automated procurement system to review reports and assigns, directs and processes work on a daily basis
• Assesses supplier capability to meet required volumes, timing, price and quality targets
• Develops and delivers purchasing and inventory reports, bid proposals, RFQ’s, requirements documentation, and tender documents
• Verifies bills from suppliers with bids and purchase orders, and approves bills for payment
• Maintains records of purchases, delivery dates, vendors, costs and other resources
• Classifies priority regulations
• Advises and assist other Ricardo employees in purchasing procedures and in coordinating the scheduling and movement of materials and services.
• Complies with procurement policies and standard operating procedures
• Delivers superior levels of customer service to both internal and external customers while demonstrating Ricardo’s core values of respect, integrity, creativity and innovation, and passion
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Bachelors or other 4-year Degree required 
• Ten years of experience in purchasing/procurement
• Knowledge of material work planning and manufacturing methods necessary to meet component requirements
• Experience with warehouse and inventory control
• Strong but customer-aware negotiation skills; ability to influence
• Strong problem solving, analytical and listening skills
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, dynamic and matrixed organization
• Demonstrated ability to effectively multi-task 
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel, Access and Power Point