Purchasing Manager

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The Manager, Purchasing is responsible for leading procurement activities that support manufacturing operations within a regulated environment. This role oversees the Buyers and is responsible for ensuring material availability, supporting production schedules, managing supplier performance, and driving continuity of supply.

The position works closely with sourcing, operations, engineering, quality, warehouse, and the Inventory/Stockroom Supervisor to optimize material flow, resolve supply issues, and improve overall supply chain performance. This role focuses on procurement execution, supplier management, and continuous improvement initiatives while supporting operational, inventory, and customer service objectives.

• Establish team priorities and ensure alignment with business objectives, production schedules, and customer requirements.
• Conduct performance evaluations, establish development plans, and support succession planning activities for Buyers.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the materials organization.
• Promote effective communication and cross-functional partnership across manufacturing, sourcing, engineering, quality, logistics, and operations teams.

• Lead regular updates of purchasing parameters such as lead time, safety stock, minimum order quantity, in collaboration with the buyer for the assigned parts, ensuring alignment with demand, supply conditions, and operational requirements
• Develop and maintain strategic supplier relationships to improve delivery performance, responsiveness, quality, and total cost competitiveness.
• Monitor supplier performance metrics and drive corrective actions related to shortages, late deliveries, quality concerns, and supply risks.
• Lead supply risk mitigation and escalation activities related to constrained supply, supplier capacity constraints, and continuity of operations.
• Coordinate supplier recovery activities and ensure timely communication of supply disruptions impacting manufacturing or customer commitments.

• Review and analyze MRP outputs, demand forecasts, supplier lead times, and material requirements to support uninterrupted production schedules and customer demand.
• Review and maintain purchasing parameters including safety stock, reorder points, lead times, order policies, and inventory strategies to optimize material flow and minimize excess inventory exposure.
• Partner with manufacturing, engineering, and quality teams to support engineering changes, production readiness, and new product introduction activities.

• Monitor and drive performance to key supply chain metrics including supplier on-time delivery, material shortages, inventory performance, planning accuracy, and service levels.
• Support inventory and procurement strategies that balance customer…