Date Posted: 12/22/2025
Hiring Organization: Rose International
Position Number: 494905
Industry: Automotive
Job Title: Purchasing Specialist
Job Location: Marysville, OH, USA, 43040
Work Model: Onsite
Employment Type: Temp to Hire
FT/PT: Full-Time
Estimated Duration (In months): 6
Min Hourly Rate($): 25.00
Max Hourly Rate($): 29.00
Must Have Skills/Attributes: Inventory Control, Inventory Management, MS Office, Supplier management
Experience Desired: Strong inventory planning (3-5 yrs); Supplier management skills (3-5 yrs)
Required Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree
**C2C is not available**
Job Description
Requirements:
• 0-4 years’ experience
• Knowledge of basic inventory management and manufacturing workflow
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work with limited direction.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex problems in a team-based work environment.
• Consistently identify opportunities for continuous improvement
• Collect data and apply business knowledge to solve a range of problems
• Effectively lead project themes
• Effectively sell ideas, securing buy-in from individuals or team
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Overview (Purchasing Specialist):
Manages mass production part ordering and delivery through effective planning, communication, and supplier interface. Apply technical and problem-solving skills to prevent impact to operations and support achievement of department targets. Responsible for material procurement, production planning, inventory control, outsourcing, supplier process management and countermeasure implementation. Identifies, research, evaluates, and selects suppliers that meet the defined standards of price, quality and reliability of supply (design change points).
Responsibilities:
• 30 % Understanding to perform accurate maintenance of process related systems for suppliers and parts assigned to buyer. Maintain, manage and issue material releases within ERP system to ensure sufficient inventory levels to support warehouse packing operations and plant production.
• 10% Establish and maintain communication networks with supply base to promote positive relationship focused on delivery performance (building relationships with suppliers)
• 5% Identify and escalate supplier critical issues to ensure appropriate allocation of resources in a timely manner.
• 10% Develop communication networks, both external and internal, to ensure operational success and department awareness.
• 10% Collaborate with departments project leaders to support all specified Mass Production department projects to meet Key Performance Indicators (KPI) targets by mitigating risk of Downtime, GDP, and TRPU
• 5% Understand and manage New Model and Mass Production design change activity through close collaboration w/ impacted supplier to ensure quality and effective date implementation to minimize Production impact and cost to Client.
• 10% Maintain reporting and Gemba activity for root cause analysis / countermeasure implementation to solve problems.
• 10% Strive for continuous improvement through cycling Plan Do Check Action (PDCA) for area of responsibility (supplier ordering, design change control management, Supplier Problem Management, etc…) to ensure associate success.
• 10% Support company vision and Business Plan activity by leading/supporting in Marutoku theme activity and/or project initiatives w/in associate’s core job function. - **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**
- **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**
Benefits:
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Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender (expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.
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Rose International has an official agreement (ID #132522), effective June 30, 2008, with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Employment Verification Program (E-Verify). (Posting required by OCGA 13/10-91.).
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