Procurement Specialist - West Virginia

Job Summary
Assists with the procurement & distribution of materials used in employee supplies, and building maintenance. This includes tooling, resources, operating supplies, and services by followed acceptable purchasing practices.
Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Understand and comply with all OSHA, safety and PPE requirements.
• Prepare purchase requisitions for technical commodities in accordance with company policy and negotiated terms and conditions.
• Ensure supplier compliance with company requirements for safety and environmental compliance.
• Responsible for buying materials, parts, supplies and equipment in a timely and cost effective way; while maintaining appropriate quality standards and specifications met.
• Develop and review purchase requests and ensure authorization as necessary to facilitate the timely purchase of new products.
• Understanding of Engineering/Maintenance/Tooling specification files for negotiating processes
• Ability to understand and interpret engineering drawings
• Understanding of automotive manufacturing processes, particularly in Hot and Cold Stamping, laser trim, and assembly.
• Obtain quotes and negotiate terms with new vendors
• Help to lower overall purchasing cost
• Register new vendors in Fullstep
• Discuss defective or unacceptable new goods or services with users, vendors and others to determine cause of problem and take corrective and preventative action.
• Ensure compliance of SAP and Full Step systems
• Other duties as assigned

Education and Experience

• Degree in Engineering, Business, Logistics, Procurement preferred
• SAP experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent computer efficiency
• Positive motivation
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Physical and Mental Requirements

• Manual dexterity
• Good vision and hearing
• Work a flexible Schedule
• Critical Thinking
• Handle the stress of a fast-paced environment
• Complex problem solving

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and seek to hire the best candidate regardless of age, beliefs, disability, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.
About us
We are a multi-technology company present in over 20 countries and our team of over 40,000 is made up of 90 different nationalities. They are the driving force of our company, which designs, develops and produces parts for over 900 models of the leading vehicle manufacturers, and enable us to be one of the top suppliers worldwide.
Do you have what it takes to build the future of mobility with us?
- You will be joining a leading international group in the automotive sector with a clear commitment to innovation, a trail-blazer in Industry 4.0 and engaged with ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) criteria.
- This is an opening to build a career in a global environment with many opportunities to grow both professionally and personally by participating and leading innovative and international projects.
- You will find a supportive and friendly environment where the emphasis is on team work, continuous improvement, trust, a dynamic spirit and thinking outside the box, and a passion for a job well done.
- You will be working with highly qualified professionals as Gestamp is committed to the ongoing training of our teams.
Join the Gestamp team!