C.E. Niehoff & Co. Work Values

Daily Duties at C.E. Niehoff & Co.:

Administered $2.5M in purchasing contracts. Developed global purchasing strategy and managed contract process including opportunity analysis, assessment, sourcing, supplier selection, and implementation. Prepared purchase orders in Fourth Shift MRPII system for highly-complex, high-dollar categories and managed through inventory release. Advised and mentored four junior buyers. - Met annual 10-20% inventory reduction goals. - Collaborated with Quality Assurance to ensure on-time delivery and quality rating of 90% through certification program audits and supplier performance management. - Interfaced with Design, Sales and clients on design concept & development stages and sourced custom products. - Worked with Materials Management to develop and manage vendor scorecard. Recommended corrective actions to Quality Director based on analysis. - Created tooling log of significant/unique features or markings and digital pictures for sand casting, die casting, investment casting and injection molding tools to track quarterly modifications and current qualitative evaluation of tooling condition by supplier. - Negotiated one-shot supplier to increase production to two 10-hour daily shifts abating stock-out conditions, key to successful delivery of new military order. Subsequently sourced multiple-shot die casting supplier providing faster and larger yields at decreased costs with zero delivery issues. - Solicited support of BOM Engineer to source supplier of both machine and anodize manufacturing providing a complete, ready to assemble part at significant savings.

What they like about C.E. Niehoff & Co.:

Working for a company with an emphasis on social values and helping society is a clear and important priority for you - a critical factor in who you choose to work for. In contrast to other factors, you place an organization's reputation for fairness and concern for the community above most other aspects of the company. As you search for a new job opportunity, it is usually possible to find out if the company is involved in the community and/or if it is addressing problems and issues in society. Pay special attention to non-profit organizations and those specifically involved in social action. Moreover, speaking with current and former employees should enlighten you to perceptions of the fairness of the company's leaders and the treatment of employees.

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Purchasing, Supply Chain, ment

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