Manager Purchasing

Sensient•St. Louis, MO

8h•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager Purchasing will help Sensient embark on an exciting $1 Billion growth journey. This role has responsibility for securing raw materials, equipment, supplies, and services to maintain the operations of the St. Louis manufacturing facility in support of service expectations of all business units. This role will execute on both tactical and strategic elements of planning and purchasing activities, to maximize service level to customers at minimum cost while maintaining the world class quality that is associated with Sensient’s brand. Supervising the daily activities of planning and purchasing employees is required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree is required.
Five (5) years minimum experience in procurement with detailed knowledge of the principles, concepts, and methodology of the profession.
Strong Excel skills with pivot tables and data analytics.
Knowledge of ERP systems processes.

Nice To Haves

Beneficial knowledge of the traffic, and inventory control professions.
JD Edwards Enterprise One experience highly desirable.
Power BI and Cognos experience is a plus.
Prior people management experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Secure and plan the necessary raw material, equipment, supplies, and services to meet/exceed service level objectives for both internal and external customers.
Integrate Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) functions with the Sales and Operation Planning process to enable automated purchasing and raw material planning activities.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including demand, production planning, logistics, and finance to ensure alignment of material planning activities with overall business objectives.
Analyze MRP reports and forecasts to identify potential material shortages or excesses and take initiative-taking measures to mitigate risks and optimize inventory levels.
Coordinate with planning inventory targets for all raw materials; Meet Cash Conversion Cycle objectives associated with raw materials inventory levels.
Timely communication and master data updates of raw material costs to finance, supply chain, and marketing functions.
Engage in continuous improvement initiatives to achieve departmental goals. Analyze, maintain, generate, and support KPI expectations.