Procurement Manager 16762134

Cherry Bekaert•Lyon Station, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Procurement Manager opportunity is with a multi-billion dollar manufacturer with consistent growth, great company culture, and career development. This role will be responsible for systematic evaluations of commodities, spend, and suppliers in order to reduce risk and provide favorable value throughout the organization. Candidates should have a Bachelors degree and 5+ years of procurement/purchasing experience with a large organization.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree, preferably in Supply Chain/ Business/ Engineering or related field; equivalent level of education, training and experience may be considered
5+ years of experience at a supervisory, management, or senior professional level role with emphasis on purchasing, procurement, or materials management
Broad knowledge and understanding of business costing, economics, and commercial awareness
Ability to read and interpret drawings, material specifications, pricing indices, etc.
Strong supervisory and leadership skills; builds positive working relationships with staff; can effectively lead, coach/mentor and develop clerical and support staff

Responsibilities

Develop and implement purchasing strategies
Managing daily procurement department activities, supervise staff, and allocate assignments
Manage supplier relationships, negotiating contracts, process, timelines, etc.
Coordinating with inventory control to determine and management inventory requirements
Ensuring that all procured items meet the required quality standards and specifications
Project Management and continuous improvement of purchasing systems and processes; removes non-value added and manual tasks to achieve optimal performance
Employee training on purchasing process and how to use the purchasing system
Negotiates advantageous pricing, terms, warranties, delivery and handling obligations, and penalties for late delivery
MRP System updated regarding order status, pricing, lead-times, delivery coordination, etc.
Coordinates with Supplier development and quality to achieve cost of quality goals and reimbursement success
Commodity Management support to achieve departmental goals including Supplier selection, RFP’s, RFQ’s for team evaluation
Global risk management identification and research that could impact the supply, delivery, and customer demand
Monitors and analyzes supplier performance, developing and implementing action plans to improve as needed
Understand current industry and government regulations governing sustainability
Reviews and evaluates pricing changes for company impact
Participate on new product teams as required, coordinating supplier pre-approvals, quotes, and new product entry into the MRP system
Manage the processing of invoices, packing lists and other order history documents
Manage and trend base material Price Indices for various materials.
Audits and pre-qualifies vendors in conjunction with the Supplier Quality group for company compliance with diversity goals, cGMP and ISO and other certification requirements
Develops departmental KPI’s to ensure process control and continuous improvement
In conjunction with Director of Procurement, hires and manages Procurement staff as assigned
Administers everyday activities of purchasing staff and provide training to staff to ensure compliance to cGMP
Conducts performance evaluation conversations and coaching
Ensures compliance to all purchasing policies
Analyze all vendor performance to improve purchasing process
Develops and maintains professional relationships with suppliers and prepare reports for purchasing department and provide effective interface with all departments
Monitors all purchasing activities and design various cost-effective methods according to demands
Manages supplier contracts
Supervises audit activities for departmental compliance with cGMP, ISO9001, IATF 16949 and all other certification requirements.