Description
Join our team in Thief River Falls, MN as an Associate Procurement Specialist. In this onsite role, you'll support day-to-day purchasing activities, help maintain inventory levels, and work with suppliers to ensure materials are available for production. If you're organized, detail-oriented, and enjoy working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you.
- Analyze raw material demand for purchase and on-time delivery in an MRP environment to ensure accuracy and adherence to the established schedule and to identify potential improvements.
- Track actual and potential supply and delivery to provide timely communications and analysis.
- Assess supplier performance against predetermined goals by monitoring quality acceptance rates delivery performance and cost savings performance.
- Communicate with vendors to obtain product, price, availability, and delivery information and analyze domestic and international shipping forecasts to achieve optimal inventory levels.
- Prepare material variance analyses and review cycle count results to make improvement recommendations.
- Prepare reporting for MPS variances for team review to confirm material availability and schedule timing to production control.
- Review and assign part change notices to other planners and place purchase orders to expedite materials to meet weekly production plans.
- Responsible for daily completion of shortage report to provide accurate updates to operations and materials teams.
- Prepare Sales Inventory Operations Plan (SIOP) and MPS change comparisons to identify potential constraints and trends.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field required
- 1+ years of related experience preferred
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and SAP preferred
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field
- At least 1 year of related experience
- Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- SAP experience
What We Do
Arctic Cat is a prominent manufacturer of powersports equipment, including snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), and side-by-sides. Founded in 1960 and based in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, the company focuses on engineering high-performance outdoor recreational products. Recently acquired by a new leadership group, Arctic Cat continues to innovate in the powersports industry, maintaining a commitment to quality, manufacturing excellence, and providing enthusiasts with cutting-edge technology for exploring the outdoors.
