Purchasing Clerk

The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) engineers, manufactures and markets bearings, gear drives, belts, chain, couplings, and related products, and offers a spectrum of powertrain rebuild and repair services. The leading authority on tapered roller bearings, Timken today applies its deep knowledge of metallurgy, tribology and mechanical power transmission across a variety of bearings and related systems to improve reliability and efficiency of machinery and equipment all around the world.

This position provides focus on the Purchasing department that supports the Mascot Rail Plant as well as satellite plants. This position reports to Manager, Procurement and Logistics. Support purchasing activities for the Procurement and Logistics department and North America Rail Bearing plants.

* Assist the Purchasing department in supporting indirect and direct purchasing of materials for Mascot Rail plant and other satellite manufacturing plants. Purchasing materials including: * Indirect-Main point of contact for production support supplies, gloves, lubricants, janitorial supplies, grinding wheels, etc * Direct-Back-up contact on direct purchasing to cover vacations/absences. * Create weekly reports including PO past due, Future POs’ and update PO dates for management review. * Create and provide monthly vendor OTD Metrics – Track performance at Rail Plant level, prepare graphs, charts and supporting data. * Responsible for inventory count of indirect supplies including chemicals, cardboard, pallets, grind wheels and diamond dressing tools, etc. * Responsible for MRO purchasing, supporting Maintenance and Engineering department of purchases of new equipment builds. * Coordinate the shipment of supply trucks to Rail satellite plants and support internal purchase order movements. * Coordinate the tracking of materials to be remanufactured and provide detailed analysis to ensure coverage for rail plants. * Support facilities maintenance function primarily vendor contract services. * Assist in the setting up, training and support of SAP Supplier Relationship Management purchasing. * Assists the Procurement and Logistics Manager and purchasing team member with various research projects and/or special projects. * Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

**Physical Demands & Frequency:** * Standard office work, keyboard, typing. * Position: standing, walking, squatting, sitting. * Vision must be normal (20/20). Correctional lenses are acceptable. * Weights & Force: Lifting up to 35 pounds. **General Educational Development:** High school diploma or GED required. Previous MRO purchasing experience, previous SAP experience preferred, previous experience working a manufacturing environment. Detailed oriented and proficient in computer usage (Microsoft office) **Qualifications/Training:** Candidate shall successfully complete training program and as applicable, qualification requirements, as defined by the responsible functional manager. New hires shall demonstrate satisfactory performance during new hire probationary period. All training is completed on-the-job. **Aptitudes:** Requires finger dexterity and manual dexterity. **Temperaments:** Must be able to perform repetitive or short-cycle work. **Environmental Conditions:** Frequent impact noise, seasonal changes in heat. **Protective Clothing and Personal Devices:** Safety glasses and safety shoes. **Qualifications:** Candidate shall successfully complete training program and as applicable, qualification requirements, as defined by the responsible functional manager. New hires shall demonstrate satisfactory performance during new hire probationary period.