Purchasing Manager

Elkhart Plastics is one of the nation’s largest rotational molders of plastic products and has been part of the Myers Industries family since 2020. Our manufacturing facilities in South Bend, Ind.; Middlebury, Ind.; Bristol, IN.; Atlantic, IA.; Ridgefield, Wash.; and Littleton, CO., design and produce a wide range of custom products in varying shapes, lengths, and thicknesses, serving more than 30 industries. Founded in 1933, Myers Industries has moved from a small storefront in Akron, Ohio, to become a family of over 2,400 employees.

Job Overview

The Purchasing Manager is responsible for managing demand planning, procurement, and supplier relationships to ensure uninterrupted manufacturing operations. This role oversees the sourcing and purchasing of raw materials, parts, and services while balancing cost, quality, and delivery requirements. The Purchasing Manager develops and executes purchasing strategies based on market conditions, supplier capabilities, and business needs to ensure materials are available in the right quantities and at the right time. Additionally, this role leads plant-level supply chain personnel, maintains procurement records and compliance documentation, and collaborates with suppliers and internal stakeholders to support production goals, continuous improvement initiatives, and operational excellence.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform Supply and Demand planning to ensure the proper materials are available in the correct quantities at the right time
• Purchase raw materials, parts, services, that are necessary for the operations.
• Meet with Suppliers as to product, price, ability to produce product, and capabilities to meet requirements.
• Reviews competitive proposals to make purchases to improve price conditions and meet quality requirements.
• Manage purchasing records, requisitions, orders, certificates of conformance, corrective action reports and other necessary records.
• Observe market economics and constraints to create near and long-term Purchasing strategies.
• Ensures our Suppliers have the right materials at the right facilities at the right time to accomplish our production plans.
• Supervise plant sourcing/supply chain personnel
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Skillful negotiator with the ability to achieve established objectives.
• Ability to develop, mentor, and manage a team
• Ability to demonstrate strategic thought process and a continuous improvement philosophy.
• Ability to recognize and envision future and develop effective plans to get there.
• Demonstrated team orientation, communication, presentation, and people skills.
• Ability to set targets, milestones, and follow-through on commitments.
• Ability to gather and analyze information quickly to drive decisions in a fast-paced work environment.
• Communication skills to express and gain support for ideas and concepts in a visual and written format.
• Systematic-process approach and analytical skills
• Must be creative and be able to develop solutions to unanticipated problems.
• Must be aggressive, self-motivated, and able to take on projects with little or no supervision.
• Must be able to plan and ensure projects are carried through until completion.

Education and Experience

• 5-7 years of work experience in Purchasing or Supply Chain
• Proven track record of delivering results & strategy implementation BS/BA required. MBA desired or relevant certifications

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee regularly is required to walk, climb or balance, and talk and hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.