As a family-owned and operated company, we feel a special obligation to the employees who comprise our Taco family. We are committed to offering employees access to the tools necessary to live long and productive lives. We strive to instill in all of our employees:
- A positive mental attitude that helps us to be a leader in the industry
- A commitment to building strong relationships, both inside and outside the organization
- A desire to learn, grow, and contribute to moving our strategy forward
- A need to create and to innovate
Employment Type: Temporary
Shift: 1st Shift
Work Status: On-site
Position Summary:
The Supply Chain Summer Hire applies their educational experience in a real world setting with Taco’s Supply Chain team. They work closely with purchasing, planning and operations. They communicate with suppliers regarding various topics from updating purchase order information to gathering requests for quotes and updating the company’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience within supply chain and operations.
Measures of success:
- Update purchase order information in a timely and accurate manner
- Successfully use Epicor ERP for selected tasks in order to update information
- Accurate presentation for management decision making on new sources of supply
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Communicates with suppliers via e-mail, telephone, or SourceDay system to receive and send information regarding purchase order updates for quantities, ship dates, due dates, etc.
- Updates various fields in the Epicor ERP system to ensure dates, settings, etc., are accurate and maintained on a continuous basis.
- Researches suppliers via the web, representative contacts, internal contacts, etc., in an effort to find dual source suppliers and / or identify new suppliers.
- Gathers request for quote (RFQ) packages (i.e., prints, usage data, etc.) and sends to global suppliers as well as presents information via PowerPoint / Excel as received back.
- Sends RFQ packages, including but not limited to non-disclosure agreement (NDA), supplier profile, supplier handbook, prints, usage data, etc., to various global suppliers.
- Develops analytical models regarding purchasing and planning using Excel.
- Works with purchasing, planning and operations to better optimize the ERP system, including areas of improvement around internal kanbans, planning horizon signals and purchasing horizon templates.
- Presents to the operations leadership team regarding lessons learned.
Qualifications
Required:
- Junior or Senior enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program in Supply Chain or Operations
- Intermediate-level expertise using Microsoft Excel (advanced proficiency a plus)
- Familiarity with Power BI or equivalent
- A team player with enthusiasm, positive outlook and professional demeanor who takes initiative and direction
- Solid organizational skills and strong attention to detail
- Interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships
- Ability to handle confidential information
- Excellent verbal and oral communication skills
Work Environment
This position works primarily in an office environment using computers and technology. Verbal and auditory capability are required. Occasional exposure in production plant and testing lab where large equipment and noise are prevalent. Safety gear is required in these areas.
This position reports into the site every day.
This position has no direct reports.
Benefits
With nearly 1,000 people working at Taco worldwide, each with their own story, you will discover a sense of community and diverse, intelligent colleagues who help us innovate, create and explore.
Taco employees benefit from a company that:
- Provides competitive salaries and benefits
- Offers tuition reimbursement, career development, and on-site training programs in our learning center
- Believes in sharing profits with its employees
- Is mindful about family, health and well-being
- Fosters conditions that allow people and communities to reach their full potential
- Embraces and celebrates diversity
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Skills Required
- Junior or Senior enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program in Supply Chain or Operations
- Intermediate-level expertise using Microsoft Excel
- Familiarity with Power BI or equivalent
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Excellent verbal and oral communication skills
What We Do
Taco Comfort Solutions is a third generation, family-owned American manufacturer of high quality, high-efficiency heating, cooling, plumbing, and irrigation products. #Taco100years Headquartered in Cranston, RI, Taco is global in scope with manufacturing facilities in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Arkansas, Ontario, Vietnam, and Italy. Its skilled employees produce precision pumps, valves and controls, air-dirt separators. heat exchangers, tanks, domestic hot water recirculation systems, and web-based building management controls. Since its founding, Taco has been dedicated to the success of its people and its customers, bringing products to market that save energy, enhance system longevity, and provide a superior level of safety and comfort to building occupants. With nearly 100 years in the HVAC industry, Taco’s knowledge and engineering expertise is passed along to professionals through the company’s expansive factory training and online learning programs. That same depth of experience is applied every day at hundreds of job sites across the country, making Taco one of the most trusted names in controlling the flow of water. Website: www.TacoComfort.com
