Purchasing Manager

Location:

Greer, SC

Reports to:

Supply Chain Director

• Directly supervise Buyers in the procurement and on-time delivery of components including direct-buy, repairs, and value-add services to consign inventory.
• Coordinate Buyers for the consigned inventory process including requesting/tracking inventory to be picked and shipped, purchasing of the value-add service, managing delivery timing in work orders, and tracking and disposition of scrap at suppliers.
• Lead Buyers in coordinating suppliers in the re-work or commercial recovery of nonconforming products.
• Maintain Purchasing (PR) procedures to ensure quality of standard work and to improve efficiency for the procurement team.
• Forecasting procurement cashflow based on accurate open POs maintenance.
• Management of the inputs to the Part Approval process to link an existing supplier to a part.
• Foster strong relationships with leadership at the supply base.
• Develops and implements a Purchasing strategy that aligns with the sourcing function strategy to drive benefits for procurement.
• Develop talent within the Purchasing team.
• Contributes to vendor selection and supports the supplier development process.
• Ability to interface effectively with manufacturing, engineering, finance, and program management functions with a strong customer satisfaction mindset.