Purchasing Manager - Expeditors

About the role

The Purchasing Manager - Expeditors reports to the Assistant Director of Purchasing and is responsible for all expediting, delivery tracking, shortage management, and Expeditor personnel activities. Major objectives include ensuring on-time delivery of materials, minimizing production disruptions, and maintaining accurate material status visibility.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direct supervision of Expeditors.
• Oversee open purchase order follow-up activities.
• Monitor supplier commitments and delivery performance.
• Develop recovery plans for late or critical materials.
• Develop expediting and standard work processes; drive implementation, standardization and improvements.
• Provide training on program tools and databases to facilitate department goals.
• Coordinate with Planning, Warehouse, Receiving, Manufacturing, and Project teams.
• Manage shortage reports, exception reports, and delivery escalations.
• Drive supplier corrective actions related to delivery performance.
• Monitor delivery KPIs and material availability metrics.
• Ensure timely communication of material risks to stakeholders.
• Support production schedule adherence through proactive expediting.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

• Strong knowledge and experience with ERP/MRP systems.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of Lean concepts and tools.
• Excellent communication skills across all levels of the business.
• PC proficiency including Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook.
• Ability to build collaborative working relationships.
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to initiate action and drive accountability.
• Commitment to high work standards, personal accountability and continuous improvement.
• Strong understanding of supplier delivery management, shortage resolution, and production support.

Education & Training

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university.
• Extensive relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Minimum Requirements

• 5 years purchasing, expediting, supply chain, or materials management experience, with at least 2 years experience as an expeditor.
• Experience in engineer-to-order or make-to-order manufacturing environments.

Preferred Requirements

• 2 years leadership experience managing direct reports, preferably supply chain personnel.
• Lean practitioner experience.
• ISO-certified manufacturing experience.
• APICS certification preferred.

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

• Position is at least 80% to 95% at a desk working with computer.
• Ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Performs other physical activities including use of fingers, sitting, stooping, bending, crouching, talking, hearing, and performing repetitive motions.
• Visual acuity requirements include color, depth perception and field of vision necessary to prepare and analyze data and figures, operate a computer terminal, and conduct extensive reading.
• The incumbent will be subject to inside environmental conditions.