Overview

Group O is looking for a Purchasing Manager to join our growing team. The Purchasing Manager is responsible to oversee all aspects of purchasing to efficiently and cost-effectively support organizational operations.

Responsibilities

Primary Tasks:

• Managing departmental operations in purchasing
  • Supervising employees
  • Providing training to employees in the following areas:
    • Process
    • Work instructions
  • Overseeing data collection for performance measurement
  • Reviewing and acting based on performance
  • Monitoring compliance with internal and external requirements
  • Reviewing and updating processes and work instructions
  • Identify and communicating potential business risk or continuous improvement suggestions to leadership
• Assigning responsibility and ensuring successful performance of the following tasks related to monitoring inventory levels:
  • Reviewing customer demand (firm and forecast)
  • Performing analysis of supply for replenishment
• Assigning responsibility and ensuring successful performance of the following tasks related to purchasing parts:
  • Requesting purchase quotes (when required)
  • Maintaining current part-specific purchasing information
  • Generating and submitting purchase orders
  • Working with suppliers on target and expedited delivery dates
  • Monitoring on-time delivery
  • Working with suppliers on late deliveries
  • Monitoring and communicating status of back orders to both internal and external stakeholders

Secondary Tasks:

• Maintaining a safe, clean and orderly work area
• Finding and supporting opportunities for improved performance, cost-savings and efficiency
• Participating in physical inventories as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or five years’ work experience in related field

Skills:

• Flexibility in daily hours worked based on workloads
• Ability to travel (infrequently)
• Ability to sit for an extended period of time

Experience:

• Minimum two years related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Desired Skills:

• Team management skills
• Purchasing and accounting knowledge
• Understanding of inventory management practices and procedures
• Basic user abilities in Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and instructions
• Ability to present information to managers, clients, suppliers, peers and employees
• Ability to learn and work with enterprise resource planning (ERP) software
• Ability to follow work instructions and procedures
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent math skills
• Problem solving ability

Desired Traits:

• Self-motivated
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast paced, stressful environment
• Ability to work with and meet deadlines