Purchasing Manager

Job Posting End Date
10-11-2026

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary The Purchasing Manager is the highest level individual contributor and functional leader within the purchasing organization, providing enterprise wide leadership for complex procurement activities, strategic sourcing execution, and business unit alignment. This role serves as the primary escalation point for high risk, high value, and highly complex procurement initiatives and acts as a trusted advisor to senior business, operational, and supply chain leadership.

The Purchasing Manager leads cross functional sourcing strategies, mentors procurement professionals, drives continuous improvement of purchasing processes, and ensures alignment with corporate objectives, risk management requirements, and long term supply strategies.

Job Description Where Putting the Customer First Powers Everything We Do!

What You'll Do:

Enterprise Purchasing Leadership Provide enterprise level leadership for highly complex, high value, and mission critical purchasing activities across multiple business units.

Serve as the senior escalation point for purchasing strategy, supplier performance issues, commercial disputes, and contract negotiations.

Act as a trusted advisor to business unit and senior leadership on purchasing strategy, market conditions, and supply risk.

Strategic Sourcing & Commercial Excellence Lead the development and execution of enterprise sourcing strategies, including competitive sourcing events, long term agreements, and supplier consolidation initiatives.

Drive complex, high impact negotiations involving pricing, commercial terms, risk allocation, and performance commitments.

Ensure sourcing strategies align with financial objectives, risk management standards, and operational requirements.

Cross Functional & Stakeholder Leadership Partner closely with Legal, Risk Management, Finance, Engineering, Operations, and Category Management to ensure alignment on contracts, specifications, and commercial strategy.

Lead and influence cross functional teams without direct authority to achieve purchasing and sourcing objectives.

Represent the Purchasing organization in senior level discussions, governance forums, and enterprise initiatives.

Supplier Relationship & Performance Management Provide executive level oversight of critical and strategic supplier relationships.

Guide supplier performance management frameworks, including scorecards, corrective action plans, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Support supplier innovation, value creation, and long term partnership development.

Talent Development & Mentorship Serve as a mentor and technical authority for Purchasing Analyst, Senior, and Principal level professionals.

Provide guidance on complex sourcing strategies, negotiations, and issue resolution.

Contribute to the development of purchasing standards, best practices, and knowledge sharing across the organization.

Governance, Risk & Continuous Improvement Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance purchasing processes, tools, and governance.

Ensure compliance with corporate purchasing policies, regulatory requirements, and audit standards.

Support enterprise initiatives related to cost optimization, risk mitigation, supplier diversity, and operational resilience.

What We're Looking For:

Education/

Experience:

Bachelor's degree in related field of study + 8 years of relevant work experience.(Or) In lieu of Bachelor’s degree must possess an Associate’s degree in related field of study, and a minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience.(Or) In lieu of Associate’s degree must possess a High School Diploma or equivalent, and a minimum of 12 years of relevant work experience.

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