Purchasing Leader

Barry-Wehmiller • Hunt Valley, MD

46d • $76,000 - $115,000

About The Position

BW Papersystems is looking for an experienced Purchasing Leader, who will be responsible for the development and the leadership of procurement and supporting framework. In this role, your responsibilities include planning, organizing, controlling, coordinating and overseeing the work of the procurement staff and other stakeholders. In developing and implementing short- and long-term plans, goals and objectives focused on achieving the department's mission and assigned priorities.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Management or Business discipline
• 5+ years of progress supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment
• 1+ years of leadership experience in a manufacturing, production or military environment

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the leadership of planners; plan, direct, and coordinate procurement operations
• Drive development, standardization, and implementation of procurement processes/procedures, supplier selection/management, negotiation and communication strategies, and cost reduction and process improvement methods.
• Develop and deploy advanced procurement and demand planning strategies that work optimally with product development team during the product design and life cycle.
• Promote and maintain up-to-date market knowledge about suppliers and service providers; develop long-term contract relationships as appropriate to exploit market opportunities and to secure strategic parts and services.
• Develop key performance indicators and use them to report on company's procurement performance; maintain a high-performance culture that meets/exceeds functional indicators with improved levels of service to both internal and external customers.
• Establish and maintain systematic, analytical, results-based method for monitoring supplier performance; communicate results to suppliers and end-users; provide timely action plan for corrective actions to be taken as necessary.
• Manage and support corporate oversight for purchases across multiple expense categories and create strategic vision for company while driving purchasing synergies to achieve cost reductions across company product lines.
• Build strong partnerships with supply chain vendors.
• Embrace and exemplify the guiding principles of leadership and leadership fundamentals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees