1. Develop "best of class" process to manage overall procurement efforts
and drive corporate savings through identification, analysis and establishment
of common strategic practices. 2. Review branch inventory patterns, purchase patterns, and inventory
levels to ensure proper inventory management that results in maximum
inventory turns. The goal is a minimum
of 4 turns per year. Corporate-wide
reduction in inventories will be managed in conjunction with MRP. 3. Improve product costs and quality position through negotiations and
supply agreements with qualified suppliers and new suppliers. Equal to or better pricing than our
competition.. 4. Obtain 1 year firm pricing for products whenever possible 5. Control escalation costs on supply agreements whose term is greater
than one year. 6. Develop, implement and coordinate improvement projects in quality,
cost and delivery between the supplier base and the individual manufacturing
location. Manufacturing facilities
must begin procuring products based on supply agreements instead of
purchasing independently. 7. On time deliveries of 95% as measured in product shipped on time from
suppliers. On time shipments are
defined as suppliers shipping products on the date shown on the MATHESON
purchase order. Suppliers shall be required to confirm MATHESON purchase
orders via email or fax with committed ship dates. Products shipped from a supplier must meet
or exceed the MATHESON product specifications. 8. Negotiate supplier agreements that result in additional company
savings such as consigned inventories, reduction in freight costs, supplier
warehousing of empty Matheson Tri-Gas cylinders to reduce lead times and
freight costs, resulting in reduced inventories at Matheson locations. 9. Interface as liaison between purchasing, manufacturing, tech services,
product management and other departments to ensure continuity and
effectiveness of addressing cost improvement initiatives. 10. Monitor supplier performance (Perform supplier audits both on site
(minimum 3-5 annually) and through ISO format paper audits (minimum 7-10
annually). Work closely with the
quality department to coordinate and perform these audits. 11. Monitor supplier performance for product quality, specification
conformance, accurate documentation such as certificates of analysis, and on
time shipments. Supplier performance
results shall be used to negotiate future agreements and to aid in
determining the long term viability of the supplier to MATHESON. 12. Take an active role in supplier non-conformance issues. 13. Develop U.S.
and global sources as needed to meet quality, delivery and price objectives. 14. Ensure uninterrupted source of material supply. 15. Create and execute comprehensive supply management strategies to
reduce risk of supply. (contingency upply chain management). 16. Develop strategic and tactical sourcing strategies. 17. Understand supplier capabilities. 18. Establish good working relationships with suppliers. Implement Strategic sourcing relationships. 19. Negotiate exclusive agreements with suppliers to provide Matheson with
a competitive edge over our competitors.
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Matheson Tri-Gas
Jan 08, 2025