Purchasing Manager

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Motorsport. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

$80,000.00/yr - $/yr

We are a company made up of automotive enthusiasts dedicated to delighting our customers with excessive levels of speed through innovative performance products and exceptional application expertise. We are currently seeking an experienced Purchasing Manager to complement our staff and bring the same level of excitement, expertise and performance to our procurement team.

• Work with fellow automotive enthusiasts designing and sourcing top‑tier performance parts for Audi, VW, and BMW platforms.
• Be part of a fun, dynamic culture where design, engineering, manufacturing, and distribution come together.
• You’ll have autonomy and ownership — we’re looking for a self‑starter who leads, not just follows.
• A role that blends strategy and hands‑on action: you’ll define processes, drive vendor relationships, optimize inventory and cost‑structure, and make a tangible impact on product performance and profitability.

As the Purchasing Manager at 034

Motorsport, you will lead and shape our purchasing function end‑to‑end. You’ll be charged with building the team, establishing best‑in‑class vendor processes, integrating with our ERP system, and driving cost efficiencies and quality performance across domestic and international supply chains. You will partner cross‑functionally with engineering, manufacturing, sales, marketing, warehousing, and accounting to support our mission of delivering high‑performance automotive solutions. You are the go‑to person for sourcing strategy, vendor negotiation, PO management, inventory optimization and vendor performance tracking.

You will operate with ownership, build our vendor ecosystem, and ensure 034

Motorsport has what we need — when we need it — at the right cost, quality and delivery.

• Identify department resource needs: hire, staff and manage positions within the Purchasing department to build a strong team.
• Optimize purchasing processes with each vendor to align with 034
  
  Motorsport’s business needs: for example, payment options, purchase order detail, vendor invoice formatting (so our receiving team can clearly identify products) and delivery timelines.
• Manage and maintain the ERP system’s vendor master data: vendor contacts, addresses, vendor name conventions, primary vs alternates, payment terms, lead‑times, etc.
• Manage product cost for all purchased products based on supplier feedback and updated third‑party vendor price lists. Communicate cost changes to marketing so that retail pricing is adjusted appropriately.
• Create, send and manage purchase orders (POs) for all external purchases. Ensure each PO has accurate ETA and drive vendor compliance on ETAs.
• Optimize inventory item purchasing cycles to minimize shipping costs from both domestic and international suppliers. Create monthly reports showing expedited shipments versus optimal‑cost shipments, cost difference, root‑cause of urgency, and corrective measures.
• Work with suppliers to negotiate optimal pricing structures. Identify and qualify alternate vendors as backups to primary vendors.
• Ensure proper receiving of products across multiple warehouses. Investigate discrepancies between quantity purchased and quantity received. Drive open purchase orders to closure by working with vendors and receiving teams to ensure accuracy.
• Manage final receipt of inbound deliveries: scheduling, OS&D (Over, Short & Damaged) issue resolution.
• Monitor all quality issues for inbound production‑related materials and provide vendor feedback and support to our product development team. Produce monthly quality and damage reports by vendor. Identify vendors with repetitive quality or damage issues; work to drive corrective action or identify alternatives.
• Establish a vendor “report card” process to evaluate supplier performance based on lead‑time accuracy, product quality, ease of working, payment terms, responsiveness, etc.
• Work closely with Accounting to ensure POs are paid…