Purchasing Manager

Responsibilities

• Executes purchase orders and ensures appropriate quality, technical, regulatory, customer, and record-retention requirements are flowed down to suppliers.
• Maintains purchasing and supplier-control processes in accordance with the site's AS9100 and ISO 13485 certified Quality Management System and applicable customer requirements.
• Supports AS9100, ISO 13485, customer, internal, and other quality/compliance audits, including preparation and retrieval of purchasing and supplier records.
• Develops ROM material cost estimates and supplier quotations in support of proposals and new business opportunities.
• Supports new supplier identification, evaluation, qualification, and approval, and maintains the Approved Supplier List (ASL).
• Supports physical inventory activities, inventory reconciliation, and resolution of material discrepancies.
• Executes accurate purchasing transactions within the plant ERP system.
• Identifies and develops new and alternate sources of supply to improve capacity, mitigate supply-chain risk, support cost objectives, and reduce single-source dependencies.
• Partners with Quality, Operations, Engineering, Planning, and Finance to resolve supplier, material, cost, and delivery issues.

Qualifications

• Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or equivalent required, with a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in purchasing, procurement, supply chain management, or a related manufacturing environment. Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or Operations preferred.
• Language Skills: Must be able to effectively communicate direction and training both verbally and in writing.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to solve basic to moderately difficult calculations and analyze data.
• Reasoning Ability: Must be able to make sound business decisions based on available information and facts.
• Computer Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office 365. Knowledge of Baan ERP is preferred.