Director - Procurement

Premi Star HQ
10 Parkway North
Suite 100
Deerfield, IL 60015, USA

The Director of Procurement will lead the procurement department, develop strategic sourcing initiatives and support individual businesses within the enterprise.

• Planning, implementing and executing the Premi Star procurement strategy.
• Grow and maintain enterprise partnerships.
• Regularly communicate department activities, buyouts, trends, systems and products to the enterprise.
• Continuously manage and update buy lines and programs.
• Consistent spot checks and order confirmations.
• Maintain buyout projections of material for jobs.
• Stave off increases as best as possible.
• Coordinate bulk buys, combining jobs to protect costs.
• Organize materials from inventory write off to go to wholesalers.
• Maintain contact with jobs in process and upcoming and ongoing projects for savings opportunities
• Oversee and delegate purchase job orders.
• Oversee inventory orders and maintain appropriate inventory levels.
• Oversee and manage tool programs.
• Time and Material Tracking.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree required. BA in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Economics or Finance preferred.

Experience

• 10 years' experience in mechanical trades
• 5 years' experience in procurement and management

Skill Requirements

• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office and accounting program experience.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel.
• Attention to detail and ability to work independently.
• Organized with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

This job operates in both an office and a field environment. Must be able to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time.

Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions unless doing so presents an undue hardship on the Company’s business operations.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Employees understand the above job description and agree to comply with and be subject to its conditions. Employee further agrees this job description does not alter his/her at-will employment status.

Employees understand the Company reserves the right to delegate, remove, expand or change all responsibilities. Employees acknowledge that he/she can fulfill the above duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

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