American born, American based company that revolutionized the U.S. pool cleaning industry by introducing the first robotic pool cleaner in 1982, is looking to hire a top Sales and Customer Service Manager for its plant in Cedar Grove, NJ.

Main Responsibilities

• Research and source materials and components required to support quotation and development of manufacturing activity.

• Coordination with the R&D department to search for local or international vendors for the development of prototypes and new products.

• Manage supplier base of materials and parts. Maintain approved supplier list and other supplier documents.

• Negotiates terms in quality, price and delivery by evaluating alternatives to current specifications or vendors.

• Assist with identifying new suppliers, agree on terms and negotiate supply agreements when appropriate, including discount structures and volume rebates.

• Negotiates with freight companies, coordinates the transport of components and parts whenever required.

• Prepare and issue standard purchase orders, purchase order changes, blanket orders, special request orders, or hot orders as needed, coordinating on daily basis the activity with the manufacturing department.

• Discuss defective or unacceptable products or services with quality control personnel, users, suppliers, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action.

• Coordinates and conducts regular business review meetings with key suppliers.

• Proactively identify and communicate significant customer, salesperson, supplier, product, competitor and/or market trends as it relates to procurement strategy to required internal customers.

• Using data to provide insightful decision-based analysis to help drive purchasing strategy and policy.

• Analyze supplier invoices and issues adjustments as needed.

• Set up and maintains inventory part numbers as required.

• Give recommendations on continual improvement of purchasing process in order to gain operational efficiencies.

• Monitors and maintains current inventory levels; processes purchasing orders as required; tracks orders and investigates problems.

• Records purchases, maintains database, performs physical count of inventory, and reconciles actual stock count to computer-generated reports.

• Receives, unpacks, and delivers goods; re-stocks items as necessary; labels shelves.

Specific knowledge and skills

• Ability to plan and manage both the strategic and operational levels.

• Proficiency in reading and understanding technical drawings and specifications. Proficiency in math and science skills including metric and English conversion.

• High proficiency in Excel and Access and SAP or equivalent ERP

• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and staff to create a results driven, team oriented environment

• Knowledge of supplies, equipment, and/or services ordering and inventory control.

• Ability to reconcile stock counts to report data.

• Ability to analyze and solve problems, to prepare routine administrative paperwork.

• Ability to receive, stock, and/or deliver goods.

Previous Experience

• At least 2 - 3 years purchasing/supply chain supporting experience, preferably in an industry with a wide range of components (plastic, electronics, packaging, etc).

• Highly desirable the experience in an innovative industry with R&D projects that require searching for technical products