Description

Position Summary
Heads the Purchasing Team responsible for procuring goods and services for resale or company use. Seeks the best available quality for the lowest price and evaluates suppliers, develops and finalizes contracts. Establishes approved suppliers and maintains supplier list.
Responsibilities and Essential Duties

• Forecasts levels of demand for all inventory and non-inventory items to ensure stock is in surplus with respect to maintaining desired inventory levels.
• Actively seeks opportunities to improve quality, service, and cost of all materials and/or services.
• Identifies and sources new suppliers and vendors.
• Develops performance targets for suppliers to ensure a competitive sourcing environment; tracks quality, technology, cost savings, and continuous improvement (lean) initiatives.
• Establishes and updates an approved vendor/supplier list.
• Manages Supplier Consolidation.
• Conducts comprehensive supplier analysis and screening (strategic direction, financial due diligence, market position, capability, and capacity analysis) for communication and presentation purposes.
• Works directly with Accounting to resolve cost-related issues on inventory and non-inventory items.
• Establishes, implements, and maintains purchasing policies and procedures.
• Analyzes complex supplier proposals and uses decision-making tools and models, including financial and non-financial criteria to facilitate award recommendations.
• Establishes and presents Quarterly Business Reviews with BMSC leadership team and suppliers to review performance, new technologies, continuous improvement opportunities, overall strategic business objectives, etc.
• Manages, professionally develops, and motivates Purchasing staff.
• Provides backup support to department personnel when necessary.
• Provides mentorship to less experienced Associates within Purchasing.

Qualifications

Technical Skills Required

• Experience with ERP/MRP reporting is preferred.
• Strong math and computer skills.
• Competent with computer software, such as Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
• Highly-skilled in supplier assessment and development, contract bid evaluation, value analysis, and negotiation.
• Strong problem-solving skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to produce an analysis of varied supplier proposals and present the most beneficial to management.
• Self-directed with the ability to manage multiple programs, daily activities, and work team assignments concurrently.
• Must be able to develop systems that allow effective coordination of the purchasing process with other internal departments and outside suppliers.

Experience Required

• Bachelor Degree preferred.
• 7 to 10 years in Purchasing for beauty/personal care, food, health, and/or pharmaceutical industry.

Physical Requirements

• The employee may be asked to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Works inside in an open office environment; must be available to work Monday Friday, hours to be determined.