Company Overview: 

At Blueprint Automation, we design, develop and manufacture case packers and tray packing solutions for flexible and other tough-to-handle packages such as doypacks, pillow bags, and four-sided sealed bags. Built for around-the-clock operation, these solutions have a worldwide reputation for their quick change-over, flexibility, speed, and comprehensive design. Our Integrated state-of-the-art technologies include gravity, pick and place, wrap-around, and vision-guided robotics.

We are absolutely passionate about innovation. It adds the fun and inspiration to our work that people need to excel. Our customers stimulate innovation by developing new needs, and we are on a never-ending quest to find a better, simpler way. BPA has no innovation budget. Innovation is what we are.

Position:

We are looking for a Purchasing Manager for our South Chesterfield, VA location. 

The Purchasing Manager is responsible for managing and maintaining the best sources of supply for all components, materials, and services for the BluePrint Automation America division. The Purchasing Manager considers all aspects of their relationship with suppliers, including quality, value, and the ability to respond quickly to changing supply requirements. This includes selecting suppliers that can act as long-term partners and help the company meet and exceeds its growth objectives. 

Basic Qualifications: 

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with a preferred field of study in procurement, business, or engineering. However, a combination of significant experience in related fields combined with education will be taken into consideration.
• Demonstrated critical thinking, project management, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills in MS Office programs.
• 5 Years of experience/skills related to Purchasing program management including the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Strong MS- Excel skills for data management and analysis (pivot tables, lookups, filtering, etc.) 
• 2 Years (minimum) experience working with SQL or similar database structures (Access, dBase, Oracle, etc.)
• Strong relationship skills with excellent time management and follow-up skills.
• Must be self-directed and detail oriented with an inquisitive nature and the desire to solve problems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. 
• Strong work ethic with a positive, “can-do" attitude.
• Knowledge/experience working in a manufacturing environment related to equipment construction
• Experience working with Kinetic ERP system
   

Essential Functions 
 Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Provides leadership, development, mentoring, and coaching for the purchasing, shipping, and receiving employees. 
• Obtain the best price, lead time, ordering quantities, shipping terms, and delivery expectations. Aim to achieve cost reductions while maintaining or improving the quality of supplies and services while considering added values in the supply chain. Resolve compliance and invoice discrepancies. 
• Identify the suppliers that are most important to the success of the company and negotiate long-term contracts that set out prices, quality standards, cost-reduction targets, delivery timescales, and commercial terms and conditions. Reviews with supplier’s annual performance metrics and develops a plan for improvement if necessary. 
• Monitor the performance of suppliers against contractual standards and work with them to achieve continuous improvements in costs and performance. 
• Review and generate purchase orders, based upon replenishment parameters derived from MRP, min-max parameters, and manual purchase order creation to meet expectations of stock availability and orders shipped on time.  
• Maintain accuracy of purchase orders and part file pricing/ inventory within MRP to clearly communicate part availability and costs.  
• Communicates defective or unacceptable products, services, equipment, and receipts with users, suppliers, or receiving to determine sources of problems and resolve disputes in an expedited manner.  
• Negotiate and arrange the transport of goods with various means of carriers including international and expedited shipping.
• Resolve delivery discrepancies and maintain clear, timely communication to procurement customers (assembly, fabrication, aftermarket) on the progress of product deliveries. Monitors vendor return shelves, and assembly return carts to reduce the turn rate. 
• Evaluate and work close with capacity and aftermarket players to maintain planning parameters to meet inventory expectations.  
• Find sources and negotiate prices for new products and resource existing products when needed.  
• Perform other duties as assigned.

At this time, BPA will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

BPA prides itself on the quality of its employees and as such, candidates who receive an employment offer will be required to pass a drug screen and background check successfully.

BPA offers an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. In addition, we offer a robust benefits package including a majority employer-paid employee health, dental, vision, life, and disability; 12 days’ vacation and 3 days' sick during the first year of employment, as well as 401(k) with a 6% match.

BPA is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans.