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The Purchasing Manager leads a team of buyers that are responsible for coordinating the purchasing and inventory of materials, parts, equipment, and supplies for the organization.
This team does all the following as a minimum:
Responsibilities:
- Analyze and coordinate all activity related to the purchase of correct parts in the optimal quantity for delivery in time to match build plan for customer requirements.
- Manage the day-to-day communication with the assigned supply base to align activities to support clients initiatives and be able to concisely advise stakeholders on progress.
- Lead key supplier KPI scorecard reviews on a regular cadence and drive actions to accomplish improvement, when needed.
- Manage subcontract transactions and transfer orders to support the clients family divisions.
- Be front line mitigation to inflationary pressures or logistic delays. It is required that all strategies are explored to eliminate or reduce negative financial or timing impacts.
- Devises and implements creative material ordering methods to minimize inventory commitments and reduce lead times.
- Maintains timely control of system data for orders, deliveries, RMAs and other documents to assure accurate retention of records.
Qualifications:
· Bachelor's Degree in Purchasing, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Engineering or a related business area and a minimum of two years managing a team of buyers.
· Functional knowledge of international and domestic purchasing and sourcing methods and concepts.
· Sourcing, negotiation, project management, supplier management, financial, and quantitative analysis skills.
· Experience working within a multi-cultural and multi-location environment.
· Technical aptitude, including but not limited to, ability to read technical diagrams and drawings to determine product specifications.
· Able to work autonomously and make independent judgments relating to the quality and value of parts and products.
· Excellent verbal, written, and cross-cultural communication skills.
· Computer literate, emphasizing Microsoft Office Suite and MRP type systems. Ability to quickly learn and effectively use the clients software applications (Epicor, Tableau, IQR).
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