Purchasing Coordinator

The Purchasing Coordinator manages supplier relationships, executes purchase orders, and oversees the Procure-to-Pay process to ensure efficient procurement operations. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and excel in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Work You’Ll Do:

• Maintain and deliver operational KPIs such as Claim Management, Purchase Order (PO) execution, exception message resolution, parts escalation and availability, invoice reconciliation, and buyer productivity metrics to ensure seamless procurement operations.
• Manage Supplier Relationships for vendors involved in tactical, day-to-day procurement activities, ensuring effective communication, timely issue resolution, and proper escalation when necessary.
• Implement and operationalize category strategies and framework contracts, providing valuable feedback and active contributions to Global Category Managers and Sourcing Managers to refine and enhance procurement strategies.
• Drive year-over-year cost savings through strategic negotiations and effective supplier management within assigned categories and suppliers.
• Oversee the complete Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance at each step.
• Collaborate closely with Operating Companies (OpCos) and suppliers to resolve delivery, quality, and payment issues promptly, maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.
• Ensure adherence to PO policies and procedures, standardizing procurement processes across the organization to promote consistency and compliance.
• Maintain and update master data related to procurement activities and contribute to Material Requirements Planning (MRP) settings for procured parts, in alignment with guidance from the Global Materials Management (GMM) team.
• Utilize analytics, tools, capabilities, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) provided by the Center of Excellence (COE) and Excellence Management to optimize procurement performance and decision-making.

Basic Qualifications:

• High School diploma required with 2 – 3 years of professional experience in procurement or related fields.
• Strong financial acumen and understanding of procurement financial metrics.
• Customer service-oriented mindset with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Hands-on problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to resolving issues.
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Well-organized, autonomous work style with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Negotiation skills with a focus on achieving optimal outcomes.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and functions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two or four year degree is preferred
• Experience with ERP systems and procurement software.
• Proven stakeholder management skills, both internally and externally.
• Knowledge of procurement best practices and industry standards.

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Who We Are:

Coperion is an industry leader in compounding and extrusion, feeding and weighing, bulk material handling and service, bringing a wealth of know-how and experience to the market. Customers benefit from Coperion’s divisions of Polymer, Equipment & Systems, and Service that are optimally networked on a global basis to offer ultimate support in the design, manufacturing and implementation of ideal systems. Staffed by engineers, chemists, technicians and a variety of industry experts, these Divisions form a powerhouse of process solutions for their customers. Coperion is an Operating Company of Hillenbrand.

Hillenbrand (NYSE: HI) is a global industrial company that provides highly-engineered, mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large, attractive end markets, including durable plastics, food, and recycling. Guided by our Purpose — Shape What Matters For Tomorrow™ — we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders. To learn more, visit: www.Hillenbrand.com.

EEO: The policy of Hillenbrand Inc. is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.  Additionally, Hillenbrand Inc. and our operating companies are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities.  If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at recruitingaccommodations@hillenbrand.com .  In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.  At Hillenbrand, everyone is welcome to apply and "Shape What Matters for Tomorrow".