Purchasing Manager

Job Description Description

The Purchasing Manager role is responsible for executing several roles within our procurement group:
The first will be to manage the day-to-day activities of the Purchasing group in Franklin, consisting of two transactional buyers. The second function would be to place purchase orders and manage their delivery dates. Lastly, manage and streamline processes within the group, to improve efficiency and drive continuous improvement. These activities will enable the business to meet sales, inventory, financial and service objectives.

Collaboration with other members of Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, Finance and Customer Support Teams is paramount to achieving these objectives. Purchasing manager role will report to the Director of S&OP.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Purchasing Manager role is responsible for executing several roles within our procurement group:
The first will be to manage the day-to-day activities of the Purchasing group in Franklin, consisting of two transactional buyers. The second function would be to place purchase orders and manage their delivery dates. Lastly, manage and streamline processes within the group, to improve efficiency and drive continuous improvement. These activities will enable the business to meet sales, inventory, financial and service objectives.

Collaboration with other members of Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, Finance and Customer Support Teams is paramount to achieving these objectives. Purchasing manager role will report to the Director of S&OP.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• In a cross functional team environment develop inventory strategies and communicate and execute plan.
• Analyze and optimize the process related to managing purchase orders.
• Ensure alignment between business, sourcing and purchasing strategies.
• Set measurable objectives to drive improvement in days on hand to lower inventory dollars.
• Work with sourcing to keep minimum order quantities aligned with business objectives and forecasts.
• Develop and track supplier metrics.
• Execute all the required operational activities related to purchasing and management of materials and services required by the company according with defined policies.
• Manage and develop transactional buyers.
• Set goals and KPI’s to help drive and monitor success.
• Integrate innovative ideas from suppliers and other sources into internal ways of working to bring continuous improvement.
• Partner with sourcing to ensure the agreed upon service levels with suppliers (indirect and direct) are adhered to.
• Work with the procurement team to drive out cost and hit our low-cost producer / continuous improvement goals and initiatives.
• Work with Demand planners to optimize inventory levels and coverage profiles for purchased items.
• Manage all other activities of the purchasing department.

EXPERIENCES/SKILLS/EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or other related discipline.
• 4+ years supply chain experience
• Lead projects and negotiate with cross functional teams.
• Multitask across projects from different departments.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems, preferably SAP
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Possesses strong interpersonal skills, works well with others, respectful of all team members, and good time management skills.
• Lead, develop and manage team of transactional buyers.
• Ability to meet deadlines and establish goals and objectives in a fast-paced environment.

BENEFITS PACKAGE & EMPLOYEE PROGRAMS

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Free Life and Disability Insurance
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401k with 3% company match and annual employer discretionary contribution
• Paid vacation, holidays and sick time
• Employee Assistance Program
• Access to thousands of…