Purchasing Supervisor

Responsible for leading a team of purchasing professionals to develop and maintain a supplier base that supports company objectives regarding quality, cost, supplier OTD, and PO alignment to production requirements for materials, equipment, and supplies.

Requirements

• Manages purchasing team
• Plans and organizes activities related to the procurement function. Establishes KPI metrics and measures team's performance to those KPIs.
• Prepares and issues purchase orders and change notices in company ERP system
• Manages and coordinates response to price increases from suppliers with sourcing.
• Develops instructions regarding purchasing systems, procedures, and workflows to balance workload amongst team.
• Manage and update ERP purchasing parameters
• Individually, and through team members, coordinates all activities related to procurement from intent to purchase through delivery.
• Lead supplier change project teams to insure smooth transitions in coordination with finance and sourcing.
• Shares information and status with other departments regarding material availability.
• Assesses vendor capabilities and evaluates/improves vendor performance
• Tracks market and delivery conditions to determine present and future material availability, shares insights with colleagues, initiates discussions with next level leadership when conditions require; recommends non-standard purchases when changes in price or unusual activity is recognized.
• Negotiates, supervises, or participates in the negotiation of complex requests for equipment, supplies, and services from suppliers and subcontractors.
• Coach, train, interview, select team members.
• Review invoices for accuracy and resolve discrepancies
• Resolve disposition of rejected or non-conforming material.
• Measures and tracks MRP exception message execution performance for the team, expedites purchased materials as needed.
• Manages purchases to support inventory plans
• Performs other duties as assigned.

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position .

The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the principle and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned for the position.

Competencies:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Thorough understanding of the business and supply chain.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with participating in mature S&OP processes.
• Proficient in the use of excel.
• Proficient with production planning systems

Education & Preferred Qualifications

Associate degree in relevant area of study beneficial.

Experience and/or Training:

5 years of work experience in a related role.

Certificates: APICS or similar beneficial. Technology/Equipment: Relevant experience using ERP systems for essential duties and responsibilities.

Physical and Mental Demand:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk or hear; and use hands to handle, or touch objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend, or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.