Purchasing Supervisor

CPM Holdings, Inc. is a diversified leading global supplier of process equipment and engineered technologies that sustainably feed, fuel, and build a better world. With its growing family of 17 market‑leading product brands, CPM serves a variety of industries including animal feed, consumer food, green energy, advanced materials and sustainable packaging. Founded in 1883, CPM has 1,700 employees across 36 facilities on 4 continents with presence in 150+ countries.

From the foods you eat to the fuels you require, CPM plays an important role in making the world more efficient and more sustainable. Visit  for more information.

The Purchasing Supervisor will work to source and procure material and manage the supply base for a thriving business. The role provides material planning and purchasing functions for an OEM of heavy industrial process machinery. Specifically, the supervisor is responsible for the sourcing of machined parts, fabricated components, motors, drive components, bearings, sensors, fasteners, seals, lubrication systems, etc. from outside and inter‑company suppliers worldwide.

THIS IS NOT A REMOTE POSITION

This is a working supervisor position that supports a thriving aftermarket business in the agriculture and biomass industries. This role provides leadership to the Harlan and Blenheim purchasing teams and coordinates with other plants to improve processes and drive efficiencies for CPM. It will also work with the CPM Global Corporate Supply Chain team to develop new suppliers and best leverage our CPM worldwide production footprint.

Up to 25% travel will be required to suppliers and other CPM facilities.

• Support operations in filling day‑to‑day needs for the organization
• Source, select, and develop supply base and on‑time delivery of the supplier base
• Determine domestic versus foreign sourcing (landed costs, exchange rates, etc.) strategy
• Develop and maintain cost estimates, forecasts, and cost models
• Ensure understanding of TCO (total cost of ownership) on all purchases to increase best cost position
• Identify need for both low‑cost capacity of parts for projects and short lead time supply chains that enable aftermarket growth
• Build cost models to aid in the forecasting and understanding of what parts and materials should cost
• Define strategy for inventory planning and control (set safety stock levels, lot quantities, etc.)
• Design and optimize the MRP process for optimal inventory and service levels
• Create department metrics to measure performance including purchase‑price‑variance
• Organize processes, procedures and working methods within the department, so that objectives and planning can be achieved
• Manage supplier’s performance and hold them accountable to pricing and on‑time delivery
• Work with manufacturing and quality teams to qualify new suppliers
• Assist with the resolution of technical, quality, and receiving issues with suppliers and CPM resources
• Communicate effectively with manufacturing and engineering to ensure product quality
• Clearly communicate to senior leaders (both internal and external), vendors and customers
• Work with cross‑functional teams to improve business processes including BOMs, drawing revisions, and related documentation to suppliers
• Coordinate the different businesses to manage supplier relationships as One CPM
• Create and issue purchase orders
• Perform other duties as required and assigned by Plant Manager

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or related field
• 3+ plus years of progressive leadership roles within sourcing, supply chain, operations, or project management
• Demonstrated experience in leading and collaborating with cross‑functional teams, creating value for end customers, and driving operational excellence within areas of responsibility
• Strong financial acumen – the ability to utilize fundamental concepts of finance to manage budgets, forecast costs, and provide relevant information for data‑driven decision‑making
• Creative thinking ability:
  It is essential that you can demonstrate originality and imagination in thinking while developing a solution to a problem
• Communication skills:
  They must…