Regional Purchasing Manager

Good Life Begins With A Good Company.

Champion Home Builders, Inc. wants YOU! We are seeking to hire a Regional Purchasing Manager to join our team!

• 401k Plan with Company Match
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Medical
• Rx
• Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance.

• 401k Plan with Company Match
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Medical
• Rx
• Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance.

For decades, Champion has served as a leader in the manufactured housing industry and one of the largest mobile and modular home builders in North America. Champion offers many factory-built solutions, from single-family and multi-family homes to commercial and government buildings. Our manufactured homes, modular homes, mobile homes, park models, and commercial modular buildings can be found throughout the United States and western Canada.

Throughout the organization, we act with integrity and respect. We take pride in our craftsmanship and build strong relationships with our customers, suppliers, and our employees. We know that we would not be successful without our team. In return for hard work and dedication, our goal is to provide a safe, productive, and enjoyable workplace for every employee.

The Regional Purchasing Manager - US leads materials management and purchasing processes across assigned U.S. plants within the region. This role provides oversight, coaching, standardization, and performance support to plant purchasing teams while driving measurable improvements in material cost, inventory accuracy, supplier performance, purchase-order management, and material availability. The role also supports assigned category-management responsibilities, partnering with the Director of Purchasing and Vice President of Purchasing on RFQ activity, purchasing agreements, supplier alignment, and strategic business needs.

Approximately 75% of time is focused on materials management and purchasing functions, and 25% is focused on category management.

• Lead the development, implementation, and ongoing standardization of purchasing and materials-management processes across assigned plants, including replenishment, inventory management, cycle counting, physical inventory, receiving, E&O, and purchase-order management.
• Monitor plant performance, identify root causes of performance gaps, and ensure corrective actions are implemented and sustained.
• Drive measurable improvements in material cost, purchase-pricing exceptions, off-contract spending, inventory accuracy, inventory turns, material availability, E&O, and supplier performance.
• Coach and develop plant purchasing teams and provide interim leadership or stabilization support when plants experience vacancies, system implementations, inventory challenges, or significant performance gaps.
• Provide backup support for open plant materials management positions as needed.
• Develop recognition practices to highlight outstanding improvements in materials processes and cost reductions across plants in the region and share best practices with other regions.

• Own and manage assigned buyer categories in coordination with the Director of Purchasing and Vice President of Purchasing.
• Support the RFQ through purchasing agreement process for assigned categories, ensuring alignment with business needs, supplier expectations, and purchasing strategy.
• Partner with regional and plant leadership to identify sourcing, supplier, and materials-management opportunities that support operational performance.
• Align with Regional Vice Presidents and General Managers on strategic business needs requiring Corporate Purchasing support, acting as a liaison between the region…