Purchasing Manager

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Scope

The role of Purchasing Manager supports the overall health of the Business Unit by reducing costs, mitigating supply risk, managing supplier relationships, facilitating New Product Development, overseeing Special Projects, and ensuring overall quality. This job scope covers the product requirements for Trim Systems and Components.

Responsibilities

• Manages assigned Team Members, including Tactical Buyer and Category Commodity Buyer(s).
• Locates vendors of materials, equipment, or supplies, and interviews them to determine product availability and terms of sales.
• Tracks Supplier Quotations for components and materials for assigned suppliers or product group
• Negotiates with suppliers to achieve the highest value stream.
• Analyzes market and delivery systems to assess present and future material availability
• Resolves Accounts Payable Issues with Suppliers when needed or the situation is at risk of becoming problematic.
• Resolves vendor or contractor grievances and claims against suppliers.
• Develops recommendations for Supplier Reductions and Terms Improvement
• Oversee new part number setups in the plant, on contract, and send the updated agreement to the supplier.
• Supports Expediting materials when the need arises to avoid impacting production flow or customer delivery.
• Addresses part number issues, parts activation, incorrect lead times and minimums, part numbers that do not work, corrections, changes to measurement issues, and so on.
• Prepare reports regarding current and forecast material costs.
• Project Management support as assigned
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field, and/or 10 years of successful Supply Chain experience across multiple roles, including managing a purchasing team.
• Strong computer skills.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office suite software, including intermediate Excel skills.
• Experience with ERP systems is a benefit.
• Must have strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills needed at all levels in the organization.
• Negotiation skills to bring others together to reconcile differences and find alternative solutions.
• Basic knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods to CVG Operations.
• Sound Judgment and Decision Making -- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. Problem Sensitivity -- The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not always involve solving the problem; it may only involve recognizing that a problem exists.
• Ability to travel up to 20% locally and internationally to meet business needs.
  
  

CVG IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc (CVG) is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Visa Sponsorship

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc (CVG) does provide sponsorship for employment visa status based on business need. However, for this role, applicants must be currently authorized to work in the country of the job posting location on a full-time basis.

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