Procurement Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Procure specialized raw materials like fiberglass, synthetic non-woven media, activated carbon, metal frames, and adhesives.
• Evaluate and select vendors for quality, cost, and delivery reliability.
• Negotiate volume pricing, delivery schedules, and payment terms with component suppliers.
• Build backup supplier options to prevent shortages of critical filtration components.
• Align purchasing plans with production goals and inventory budgets.

Impact Opportunities

• Leads global sourcing strategies.
• Provides leadership to cross-functional teams to resolve complex business issues.
• May manage regional sourcing teams.
• Defines project scopes, mitigates risk, and identifies savings opportunities across business units.
• May also support procurement as it relates to new product development.
• Implement policies and metrics to ensure the best combination of cost, quality and delivery.

Required Skills

• Manages sourcing and purchasing strategies aimed at reducing cost, minimizing risk, and optimizing business processes.
• Determines and helps businesses manage demand and supplier capacity.
• Manages regional, category commodity, and/or new product sourcing purchasing teams.
• Promotes alignment of sourcing purchasing strategy with business unit and supply chain goals.
• Engages with new product/technology development functions to provide necessary support (Direct).
• Engages with businesses to support new plant start-ups (CIP).
• Identifies, plans, and implements continuous improvement opportunities within the supply chain.
• Builds strong relationships with key suppliers.
• Validates sourcing and contract activities of sourcing teams.
• Fosters communication among key purchasing stakeholders across business units and functions.
• Drives total cost TCO reductions across the entire supply chain.
• Establishes purchasing target process and oversees teams' delivery against those targets.
• Identifies opportunities and leads continuous improvement activities within key processes.
• Leads, manages and coaches teams; provides active feedback and delivers recommendations for training and development opportunities among staff members.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or Engineering.
• 5+ years in manufacturing procurement, handling raw material sourcing or industrial components.
• Proficiency in ERP and MRP software systems (such as SAP or Oracle).
• Strong negotiation, market analysis, and vendor performance tracking skills.

Location: Louisville KY - Onsite

Travel: Less than 10%

Base salary range: $120,132 to $150,156/year