Purchasing Operations Specialist responsible for vendor communications and purchase order management at Grainger Businesses. Facilitating process improvements and cross-functional collaboration in a hybrid work environment.
Responsibilities
Maintain/update current expected ship dates, receipts corrections/adjustments.
Manage requirements documents and large order processing and follow-up for all assigned Vendors.
Provide credible useful information to allow multiple cross functional teams impacted by Past Due Purchase Orders, GRIR issues and Large Orders to deliver a better service promise.
OMS is the key contact for Vendors and their assigned Category Purchasing Manager (CPM), Supplier Performance Analyst (SPA), DC inbounds teams, Accounts Payable and Product Manager (PM).
Work all assigned Vendor issues, including past dues line follow-up, DC receipts and/or proactively work potential past due POs to help vendors resolve short term (transactional) issues in a timely manner.
Requirements
BS/BA or equivalent experience preferred.
Ability to foster, manage and leverage relationships at varying levels internally & externally.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal skills that foster collaboration with team, business partners and cross-functional teams.
Systemic thinking and problem solving.
Ability to influence decisions with teams without direct management responsibility.
Demonstrated ability to multitask, quickly learn and become competent in, and effectively apply new skills.
Proficient in Excel, Access and/or other database and reporting tools.
Exposure to business disciplines outside of Purchasing is desirable.
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