Johnson Controls

Purchaser

Johnson Controls$68K — $93K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Two-year degree in Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or Business Administration.
  • 5+ years of purchasing experience in industrial or manufacturing environments.
  • Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
  • Strong communication skills for effective relationship building.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
  • Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships with vendors.
  • Willingness to travel up to 10% as required.

Responsibilities

  • Support project engineering and Silent-Aire departments with supply chain management.
  • Conduct analyses and transactions including reviewing purchase requisitions and preparing bids.
  • Assist with complex investigations and documentation under senior staff direction.
  • Communicate with vendors and departments on procurement procedures and order status.
  • Maintain vendor files and manage price lists for assigned commodity groups.
  • Support statistical data efforts, including validating vendor invoices and payment documents.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of supply chain systems and processes.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including health and wellness programs.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continued education.
  • Collaborative work environment emphasizing teamwork and leadership.
  • Supportive of career advancement and internal mobility.
Full Job Description
Job Description

What you will do

Supporting our Data Center Solutions (DCS)/Silent-Aire group, you will be responsible for the tactical procurement of commodities, supplies, equipment, and services to be used by the organization. You will coordinate your efforts with supervisors in order to maintain the appropriate level of inventory and will utilize intermediate to advanced knowledge to purchase goods and services at the most favourable price for the Company, while simultaneously building and maintaining strategic relationships with key suppliers.

How you will do it
  • Provide supply chain management support to assigned project engineering and all Silent-Aire departments.
  • Independently conducting standard data capture, analyses and transactions, e.g., analyzing internal client requirements, reviewing purchase requisitions for goods to ensure compliance with purchasing procedures and user requirements, preparing routine bids and proposals, creating supporting spreadsheets, conducting more complex product and price comparisons, assisting in bid openings, obtaining quotes, etc.
  • Assist with more complex investigations, documentation, and analyses under the direction of senior staff.
  • Interact with vendors and departments regarding procurement procedures and status of orders, e.g., expediting shipping and deliveries, price changes and vendor back orders.
  • Maintain and update vendor files and price lists for assigned commodity groups in accordance with established policies and procedures and audit guidelines/SOX requirements.
  • Support and assist with statistical and historical data, e.g., validating, reconciling, and processing receiving reports, vendor invoices and other payment documents
  • Assist with the continuous improvement of the supply chain management systems and processes
  • Perform other duties as assigned.


What we look for

Required:
  • Two-year degree in an appropriate field of study (e.g., Purchasing/Supply Chain Management, Finance, Business Administration, etc.)
  • 5+ years of related experience in purchasing for industrial or manufacturing environment
  • Proven experience at an intermediate level with Microsoft Excel
  • Aptitude and communications skills related to developing and maintaining effective working relationships
  • Excellent verbal and written communication
  • Able to form and maintain professional working relationships with both inside and outside vendors
  • Ability to travel as needed - 10%
  • Working in an office environment with a manufacturing setting that requires Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)


Preferred:
  • Meets requirements for entry into SCMP, APICS, and/or ISM accreditation, and enrollment in the program
  • Experience with SAGE 300 purchasing and/or other inventory control systems
  • Financial acumen and previous experience with sourcing and purchasing electrical and mechanical components


Take some time to learn about us and apply today! Help us drive customer wins and be a part of a team that believes that through teamwork, leadership, and collaboration - anything is possible.

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $68,000-93,000 USD (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, location and alignment with market data.) This position includes a competitive benefits package. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us

About Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls International plc is a multinational conglomerate headquartered in Cork, Ireland that produces automotive parts such as batteries and electronics and HVAC equipment for buildings. It employs 105,000 people in around 2,000 locations across six continents. As of 2019, it was listed as 389th in the Fortune Global 500; in 2020, it became ineligible for the list. Johnson Controls was founded in 1885 by Warren S. Johnson, a professor at the State Normal School in Whitewater, Wisconsin. Originally called the Johnson Electric Service Company, it focused on automatic temperature regulation. In 1974, the company changed its name to Johnson Controls.
Learn more about Johnson Controls
Size
101,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$923 million
Founded
1885
5 Year Trend
+2.1%
Revenue
$22 billion
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