Purchasing Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Buyers and Purchasing professionals, including goal setting, performance management, training, workload management, and career development.

• Oversee the end to end purchase order lifecycle, including requisition review, PO creation, order confirmation, delivery tracking, and issue resolution.

• Monitor open purchase orders and proactively address late, past due, or at risk deliveries.

• Lead escalations involving urgent or critical material requirements to minimize production disruptions.

• Monitor supplier performance across delivery, quality, responsiveness, pricing, and compliance.

• Lead supplier performance reviews and corrective actions when necessary.

• Partner with Manufacturing, Operations, Materials, Warehouse, Finance, and Engineering to align purchasing activities with production schedules, demand, and inventory requirements.

• Support inventory optimization by balancing order quantities, lead times, demand forecasts, MRP requirements, and supplier capacity.

• Establish and monitor procurement KPIs, including on time delivery, PO cycle time, supplier performance, cost savings, and service levels.

• Analyze purchasing and operational data to identify risks, trends, and opportunities for improvement.

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on cost reduction, process efficiency, supplier performance, system utilization, and waste reduction.

• Maintain accurate procurement data within ERP and purchasing systems while ensuring compliance with internal controls and purchasing policies.

• Partner with Strategic Sourcing and Category Management on supplier performance, material availability, pricing, lead times, and other operational considerations.

• Support purchasing operations through periods of organizational growth, process change, and ERP or system implementations.

Required Qualifications

• 5 years of progressive experience in procurement, purchasing, supply chain, or a related function.

• 2 years of experience leading, supervising, or managing employees.

• Demonstrated experience leading and developing Buyers, Purchasing Specialists, or similar procurement professionals.

• Hands on experience with ERP, MRP, and/or procurement systems.

• Strong understanding of the complete purchase order lifecycle, supplier management, inventory management, and basic logistics.

• Strong Excel and data analysis skills with the ability to interpret purchasing and operational data.

• Experience managing supplier performance and resolving material, delivery, and purchasing issues.

• Strong cross functional communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and respond effectively to time sensitive operational needs.

• Ability and willingness to travel approximately 30% (or less) domestically

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within a manufacturing environment.

• Experience with MRP, demand planning, or production planning systems.

• Experience developing or managing supplier scorecards and supplier performance programs.

• Experience with Lean Manufacturing or continuous improvement initiatives.

• Experience leading purchasing teams through growth, restructuring, process improvement, or ERP/system implementations.

• CPSM, CIPS, CPM, or similar procurement or supply chain certification.