Senior materials analyst vs senior purchasing agent

Differences between senior materials analyst and senior purchasing agent duties and responsibilities

Senior materials analyst example responsibilities.

• Manage data gathering and processing of information to maintain and support Kanban production management systems.
• Establish procedures that manage critical factors such as moisture sensitivity, electrostatic discharge, storeroom temperature and FIFO inventory staging system.
• Develop Kanban and trigger base buying processes.
• Assist with BOM audits and initial build validation efforts.
• Serve as central interface between manufacturing, marketing and sales for logistics and any other customer service relate issues.
• Generate make/buy analysis and implement any require changes in MRP tool.
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Senior purchasing agent example responsibilities.

• Manage patterns for older, obsolete OEM part outsource production to locally foundries.
• Interact within an ERP system environment and manage various reporting tools to support operations and control the flow of information.
• Manage subcontracts activity including RFQ analysis, major negotiations and construction of complex subcontracting orders and milestones.
• Provide management for warehousing, transportation, documentation requirements, cost analysis, third-party logistics, and reverse logistics.
• Help create new purchasing procurement program base on customer forecasting and JIT programs (KANBAN).
• Update & maintain ERP system part master data including new item creation, discontinuations and site planning changes.
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