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Purchasing Manager

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.
Vonore, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 12/18/2025 CLOSED ON 1/17/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Manager position at Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.?

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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.

No Unauthorized Referrals from Recruiters & Vendors

Please note that Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc (CVG) and any of its affiliated companies does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or offers from third party recruiters or staffing agencies associated with any published or unpublished employment opportunities. Any unsolicited information sent to CVG will be considered as unencumbered and free from any fee or charge whatsoever. Only members of our Human Resources Team have the authority to engage or authorize recruiting services, which must be agreed upon before any resume or offer is received.

Career Scam Disclaimer

Commercial Vehicle Group (CVG) makes no representations or guarantees regarding employment opportunities listed on any third-party website. To protect against career scams, job applicants should take the necessary precautions when interviewing for and accepting employment positions allegedly offered by CVG. Applicants should never provide their national ID numbers, birth dates, credit card numbers, bank account information or other private information when communicating with prospective employers or responding to employment opportunities online. Job applicants are invited to contact CVG through CVG’s website to verify the authenticity of any employment opportunities.

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