National Director of Purchasing

MC2•Lithia Springs, GA

About The Position

MC² is an award-winning brand experience agency that creates meaningful connections between brands and their audiences. Through strategic insight, innovative design, and flawless execution, we bring ideas to life across trade shows, events, exhibits, environments, and experiential marketing programs. For more than 25 years, we've partnered with some of the world's leading brands to deliver impactful experiences that drive engagement, inspire action, and achieve business results. Join a dynamic leadership team where your expertise in procurement, strategic sourcing, and supplier management will help drive operational excellence across the organization. You will lead purchasing initiatives, develop key vendor partnerships, and implement cost-effective sourcing strategies that support business objectives while ensuring quality, service, and value. Position Summary/General Description: Directs and oversees the national purchasing team for all purchasing activities across the organization to ensure most cost effect use of procurement dollars. Establish vendor relationships which provide service, quality, depth and value. Provides purchasing coverage on daily basis for various company segments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
Minimum of 10+ years of experience in purchasing in a production and/or manufacturing environment, 5 of which in a senior management role
Working knowledge of exhibit industry
Knowledge of production resources, materials and tooling/equipment
Ability to manage and oversee multiple assignments in a dynamic, fast paced environment
Strong organizational, time management and negotiation/communication skills
PC skills, Microsoft Office Suite & experience with ERP/procurement software and systems

Responsibilities

Develop, integrate and monitor companywide purchasing procedures, ensuring consistency and compliance
Provide guidance and direction to nationwide purchasing team and collaborate with production and operations regarding materials, vendors, agreements, costs and overall procurement
Research resources for products/services/materials as requested and anticipated
Negotiate vendor agreements with competitive pricing and rebates for key products/services/materials leveraging companywide purchasing power to develop an overall sourcing strategy
Ensure vendor compliance and purchase orders are issued in accordance with defined procedures and standards.
Responsible for procurement and delivery of products/services/materials meeting the necessary timeframes required.
Manage vendor/supplier relationships, negotiate, administer and maintain agreements ensuring quality customer service and product standards
Establish cost effective sourcing strategies and vendor relationships, utilizing preferred vendors
Oversee the issuing of stock material part numbers and maintain a current part numbers spreadsheet
Vendor compliance, vetting, class ID, terms ID and system setup
Credit card reconciliation and submittal using established procedures and program
Provide tax exempt documents to vendors
Invoice submittal using established procedures & meeting company requirements
Oversee the submittal of special payment requests to accounts payable and the maintenance of the special payment spreadsheet
Responsible for partnering with finance to provide the required purchasing information for routine audits.