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Purchasing Manager
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Jeffersontown, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Listed on 2026-09-04
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Jobtailor
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-04
Job specializations:
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Supply Chain/Logistics
Procurement / Purchasing, Supply Chain Management
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Support execution of category strategy within the region
- Analyze current situations, develop improvement plans, execute plans, and communicate them for internal adoption
- Identify and onboard suppliers aligned with category strategy
- Drive total-cost-of-ownership improvement and deliver 5% year-over-year productivity
- Lead and manage supplier relationships as the local representative for global affiliates
- Support the Lead Category Manager on project management and execution of category and regional strategies
- Build category cost models/clean sheets
- Monitor raw material, foreign exchange, and market trends
- Manage complexity and multiple priorities
- Work with a global and diverse team in North America
- Bachelors Degree
- 5+ years purchasing experience
- Automotive industry background
- ERP (JDE) experience preferred, but not required
- Strong Excel background
- Experience with ERP systems such as JDE LX
- Experience building category cost models/clean sheets
- Experience monitoring raw material, FX, and market trends
- Strong influencing and change management experience
- Ability to manage complexity and multiple priorities
- Experience working with a global and diverse team in North America
- This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship (H1B, OPT/CPT, TN etc.)
Demonstrates expertise in category strategy execution, supplier relationship management, and cost modeling within the automotive industry. Proven ability to analyze market trends and drive productivity improvements while managing complexity and multiple priorities in a global team environment.
Highest-signal resume keywords- Category Strategy Execution
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Cost Modeling/Clean Sheets
- Market Trend Analysis
- Change Management
- Purchasing Experience
- Category Cost Models
- Excel Proficiency
- ERP Systems Experience
- Raw Material Monitoring
- Influencing Skills
- Change Management Skills
- Ability to Manage Complexity
- Collaboration Skills
- Bachelors Degree
- Automotive Industry
- Total-Cost-Of-Ownership
- Productivity Improvement
- Foreign Exchange (FX)
- ERP (JDE)
- JDE LX
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