Purchasing Manager

Purchasing Manager

This role is located in the Elkhart area.

Want to continue to grow and enhance your career? Do you thrive in a flexible environment where you can feel challenged and grow at your own pace?

Then we have a place for you!

What We Offer:

• Exciting, innovative, collaborative, and flexible work environment
• Challenging and progressive career development
• Competitive salaries and bonus program!
• Comprehensive HealthWellness programs
• Retirement Program with Employer Match!
• Best practice Paid Time Off policies and paid holidays
• And much more to motivated, results-oriented individuals who want to make a real difference in their community and role

What You'll Do:

As the Purchasing Manager, you will plan, prioritize, lead, and coordinate purchasing activities in order to ensure high quality product, on-time deliveries and cost containment for customers and the business.

Your Accountabilities in the Role:

• Sources and requests quotes on new or alternate materials, as designated by Engineering/Management, ensuring specifications are validated and pricing is in line with budgeting.
• Researches, plans, and executes new ideas that are approved to enhance the supply chain processes, while maintaining on-time delivery of materials, quality of materials, and fair pricing.
• Communicates and negotiates with suppliers and vendors, and looks for alternative vendors when needed, on fair pricing based on loyalty, volume, etc., while maintaining material standards.
• Creates, validates and expedites purchase orders in line with long-term sales and production forecasts, ensuring inventory thresholds/budgets are also met.
• Manages and processes vendor applications and updates profile and purchasing/term information within the ERP system to ensure information is accurate and up to date.
• Partners with Engineering on new products to reduce costs and to ensure Bill of Material and specific components are accurate in the system.
• Sets up Blanket Purchase Orders for accurate and timely inventory management. Make adjustments to Purchase Orders as required.
• Leads and/or coordinates the annual physical inventory and cycle counts throughout the year to ensure system data, inventory thresholds, and physical inventory levels are in line. Advises Accounting and Management of excessive variances.
• Manages the coordination of material discrepancies with vendors to ensure replacement product or timely credits.
• Assists with HR administration to support the team with daily HR items.
• Supports the Company with various responsibilities and projects to reach department and Company goals.
• Maintains accurate online files and other internal filing systems, keeping a confidential, clean and safe work area.

Position Requirements:

• Education: Associates Degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Purchasing, or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience: 3 years of progressive purchasing, and negotiating experience within a manufacturing/fabrication environment preferred. Would like someone with the knowledge to implement scorecards.
• Certifications: N/a
• Functional Skills: Solid researching, planning, prioritization, organization, analytical, and detail-oriented skills are required to perform well in this role. Able to manage multiple priorities effectively to meet department goals and deadlines. High sense of urgency to ensure material purchasing and processes are done timely to meet important due dates. Solid business and math knowledge.
• Technology Skills: Advanced Technology Skills; Solid working skillset in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Experience with Visual, Infor or similar ERP system needed.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to present and train others.
• Leadership/ Behaviors: Customer-service oriented to support the team, compliance-oriented, and data focused who can work independently in a fast-paced environment, able to collaborate and network to meet job criteria; able to negotiate pricing and manage returns in a professional way; dependable and can handle both small and large projects, along with confidential matters appropriately. High sense of integrity and urgency to get things done well and proactively.
• Culture Match: High energy, motivated, problem solvers, and go getters - people that are on it, and able to work together to find solutions.

Other Important Information:

Pay/Salary: Salary is commensurate with proven expertise. Discretionary Bonus Potential.

• And, the compensation will grow as the team member grows!

Reports To: VP of Finance / CFO

Core Hours: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (will work approx. 8 hours within this timeframe; may be earlier if needed for production)

Typical Work Week: M-F; 40 - 45 hours a week on average

Direct Reports: None

Travel: Limited