Regional Purchasing Manager

**Join Our Team as a Regional Purchasing Manager!** 

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for optimizing supply chains and driving cost savings? We’re on the lookout for a dynamic Purchasing Manager to lead our procurement efforts and elevate our purchasing strategies! If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a knack for building strong vendor relationships, this is your chance to make a significant impact. Let’s work together to shape the future of our organization—one smart purchase at a time!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Supervises, trains, counsels and evaluates all subordinates.
• Trains all system users on purchasing software and procedures.
• Coordinates with managers for New York State MWBE compliance on qualifying purchases and projects.
• Coordinates and submits New York State Vendor applications for approval.  Ensures that all vendors are tracked for easy reference for Management and Security based on Internal Controls. 
• Ensures compliance of all subordinates to both company and departmental policies and procedures.
• Review all proposed and received orders to ensure vendor compliance and recommend vendor changes when necessary. 
• Ensure that all purchase requests have been approved in accordance with authorized approval levels. 
• Prepare and process purchase orders to comply with established purchasing procedures and maintain appropriate files. 
• Ensure that all purchase terms and discounts are adhered to. 
• Work with vendors to ensure the quality of goods purchased meets the Company’s standards. 
• Coordinates and processes all Return-To-Vendor requests. 
• Processes all claims for damaged goods received. 
• Responsible for maintaining a consistent, regular attendance record. 
• All other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Directly supervises the activities of all persons assigned to the Purchasing Department.  Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.  Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training associates, planning, assigning, and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining Associates, addressing complaints and resolving problems.  

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Strong organizational and interpersonal skills required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration or related area, or four to six years related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.   

SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum of three years in company purchasing or related area.  Must possess excellent communication, organizational, and analytical skills.   Must be extremely numbers-oriented and computer-literate. Must have ability to learn purchasing software system or have previous experience with MMS/Infor.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to talk or hear.  The associate is also regularly required to stand, walk, sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls.  The associate is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, and to sit, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.     

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.   Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The associate is regularly exposed to risk of radiation (from computers), as a great deal of the workday is spent working on spreadsheets or inputting data into the           computer system. 

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.  

Benefits

We offer unique benefits like onsite daycare, tuition reimbursement and discounts at our hotel, restaurants and spa.  We have 3 medical plans to choose from, 2 vision plans, 2 dental, accident, hospital and critical illness are available as well.  STD, LTD and life insurance policies are our gift to you as a full-time employee.  401K, Paid time off, sick time and holiday pay are yours to enjoy!