Commodity Specialist (CS):

Coin Acceptors, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of electronic transaction devices for the vending industry, has an immediate need for a Commodity Specialist at its world headquarters located in the St. Louis metro area.

Job Summary:

Scope of Responsibility

• Procures goods and services such as raw materials, equipment, tools, parts and supplies for production.
• Confers with vendors to obtain production information such as price, availability and delivery schedule.
• Selects products for procurement by testing, observing or examining items.
• Estimates values according to knowledge of market price.
• Prepares procurement orders or bid requests, responsible for approximately $5 to $10 million in material procurement.
• Assists suppliers with production problems, reviews opportunities for new supply sources and suitability of materials offered.
• Assists accounting with accounting issues such as answering questions pertaining to material costs, returned products, and supplier charge backs.
• Assists inspection/quality in locating and replacing lost paperwork and getting information from suppliers.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business, finance or related area
• Five or more years experience in procurement.
• PCBA or injection molding buying experience.
• Direct International/Chinese purchasing knowledge and experience.
• Knowledge of office equipment including computer and general office software (MS Office).
• Human relation skills to deal effectively with co-workers and internal/external customers.

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