Allegiant Staffing is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Purchasing Manager to join our team. As a Purchasing Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing our client company's procurement activities, ensuring the timely and cost-effective acquisition of goods and services. Your role will involve vendor management, sourcing, negotiating contracts, and optimizing our supply chain.

Duties:

• Develop profitable purchasing strategies
• Assess supplier profiles and analyze offers
• Prepare and implement effective negotiation tactics
• Purchase products for manufacturing production and plant maintenance.
• Purchase various department consumables.
• Manage relationships with key suppliers to maintain quality of goods, timely delivery and compliance to terms of contracts
• Review supplies to ensure quality
• Monitor stock levels
• Prepare and submit detailed reports (revenues, buying expenditures etc.)
• Keep updated records
• Purchase all items used directly in manufacturing with the backup of raw materials and bulk items. Within this “purchasing” function, must develop multiple supply source competitive price quotations, blanket orders, OEM price schedules, and where beneficial, supply contracts direct with manager.
• Coordinate and expedite material on order. Must determine the urgency of the situation, expedite the material, and dictate the transportation means necessary
• Monitor price increases and notify user departments before these increases take effect. The departments can then review their upcoming requirement, and if needed, enter additional orders.
• Arrange for the repair and return of incorrect or damaged material.
• Work with Accounting Department on invoice discrepancies and any other issues with purchase order and invoice variances.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Expert in working with people
• Experience of managing all levels of organization
• Subject matter expertise development
• Supplier relationship management
• Expert skills in project management
• Achieving the delivery of the decided targets
• Knowledge about the end-to-end procurement process
• Flexible approach and ability to manage any change effectively
• Building effective relationships at all levels
• Expert in managing and resolving conflicts
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Able to work under any pressurized situations

Other Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business
• Proven experience as a purchasing agent or equivalent combinations of education and experience that provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Strong business acumen (management principles, strategic planning, critical thinking, budgeting, resource allocation, human resources, etc.).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications

We offer competitive compensation packages and benefits for this position. If you are a motivated professional with a passion for optimizing procurement processes and driving cost savings, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Allegiant is dedicated to improving the lives of our applicants and customers, one job at a time. Our team of professionals use their extensive training and well-established relationships to pair you with new jobs and careers that match your skills.

The companies of Employment Alliance Holdings Inc. are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Ponca City, OK 74601: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person