Job Description:

ESAB is a world leader in the production of welding consumables and equipment. Our brand is synonymous with world-leading expertise in the following key areas:

Manual welding and cutting equipment
Welding consumables
Welding automation
Cutting systems

Celebrating 110 years since its founding, ESAB now serves a global market. We are represented in almost every country by subsidiaries or agents providing sales and support. ESAB also has manufacturing plants across four continents. Manufacturers everywhere are looking for ways to improve productivity and reduce operating costs. One way to achieve this goal is to align with a welding and cutting partner that offers a complete line of innovative solutions that meet the current demands of the industry.

This position plans, schedules, and monitors the movement of materials through the production cycle to determine required materials purchases. Responsibilities include:

Obtaining materials using engineering and production schedules to maintain inventory at planned levels (i.e., Just in Time purchases, use of EOQ - Economic Order Quantities).
Resolving discrepancies.
Creating and maintaining bills of material and parts/commodities numbers in supply chain management or other enterprise-wide systems.
Ensuring material standards are met and non-conformances or variances are approved and/or minimized.
Developing specifications for new contract orders.
Gathering quotations, examining bids, and making awards.
Monitoring cost, schedule, and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure best quality at best value.
Evaluating vendor reliability and developing new supply sources where vendors and suppliers are no longer competitive.

General application of concepts and principles to resolve a variety of issues. Works on problems of a moderate scope where analysis of situation or data requires a review of a variety of factors. Normally receives general instructions on routine work and detailed instructions on new projects or assignments. Typically requires a degree and a minimum of 2 years of experience.

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