Purchasing Manager

Bush Hog, Rhino Ag, and Dixie Chopper are among the most recognized and successful brands in the Agricultural and Outdoor Power Equipment Market. The Purchasing Manager is a key position in the Company and will support and contribute to the company goals of profitability, return on investment, inventory turnover, and accident prevention. The Purchasing Manager position is responsible for supporting the Director of Supply Chain by managing the procurement staff to select the most qualified suppliers at the lowest total cost to AGAA.

Establish and manage change point control for engineering drawings, purchase order changes, inventory control, and supplier performance, both direct and indirect.

• Leading Change/Change Management
• Leading People/Teamwork
• Communication
• Business Acumen
• Results Driven

• Focus, communicate, encourage and contribute to Safety in all aspects of the job and all company meetings.
• Lead, coach, and develop the buyers/planners team by setting clear performance expectations, conducting regular one-on-one meetings, and managing overall performance and development.
• Promote a culture of integrity, inclusion, collaboration, and data-driven decision-making across cross-functional teams.
• Monitor and evaluate supplier scorecards at least quarterly, including on-time delivery, PPM, responsiveness, cost, and sustainability metrics, and lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for underperforming suppliers.
• Identify sourcing options and obtain quotes for new components within assigned commodities ; submit recommendations through the Business Award Form (BAF) and maintain electronic award records
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, freight terms and any other issue pertaining to cost with assigned supply base. Submit any price changes via the Price Change Authorization (PCA) form as required for approval. Maintain an electronic folder of the PCA’s.
• Enter and update supply chain parameters, purchase orders and all pertinent information into the JDE ERP system.
• Evaluate and manage exception reports as needed.
• Actively support the morning production meetings unless otherwise instructed by your manager; be prepared with answers to the greatest extent possible. Follow up with your staff on items that need additional effort.
• Identify and market test (with RFQ) assigned commodities with alternative suppliers. Source to new suppliers when necessary.
• When necessary, work with Bush Hog Quality to collect 8D information when issues occur. Provide follow up with supplier corrective actions. Track and graph supplier quality performance at least quarterly. Assist with your staff members if necessary.
• Work with pertinent group(s) to assure successful and economical launch of new products via Stage Gate process. Ensure that production material have passed ISIR if required, and each supplier knows and agrees with launch volumes and timing. Make sure all sourcing decisions are completed in a timely manner, initial pricing is in place, and appropriate Supplier is informed and onboard to support launch.
• Take appropriate steps to manage inventory levels to support company objectives. Track and graph delivery performance. Have root caused defined and take corrective action for those suppliers with past due orders for each branch plant 9550 and 9551. Assist with your staff members if necessary.
• Identify and execute savings projects in sufficient quantities to support company objectives. Identify PPV issues, eliminating negative variances where possible. Track and graph PPV actual versus budget goal.
• Conduct all business, internally and externally, with the highest level of professionalism and per Company/Corporate guidelines.
• Ensure that risk and cost exposure to the company is minimized or eliminated with the use of approved contractual instruments.
• Research markets to uncover new sources to stimulate competition and bring forward new technology and innovative products.
• Manage in-sourcing as well as out-sourcing activities.
• Approval of expedite fees or air freight decisions.
• Schedule department personnel and assign projects.
• Manage and execute aggressive project timetables.
• Maintain internal…