Purchasing Manager

Havis Inc • Warminster Township, PA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Purchasing Manager leads purchasing activities supporting Havis operations in Minnesota, Ohio, and Indiana. Reporting to the Sr. Procurement Manager, this role directs the purchasing team and aligns sourcing, supplier management, and material execution with business priorities. The position supports material availability, supplier performance, cost competitiveness, inventory optimization, and consistent purchasing practices across supported locations.

The role works with Operations, Supply Chain, Planning, Quality, Engineering, Finance, and Product Development to align supplier capabilities and purchasing plans with customer requirements, production schedules, new product introductions, and business objectives. It balances immediate operational needs with long-term supply continuity, commercial value, and supplier development.

The Purchasing Manager leads and develops Buyers; manages sourcing, supplier performance, negotiations, and purchasing execution; monitors material availability and inventory; and supports manufacturing commodities, product launches, engineering changes, and continuous improvement. Success requires people leadership, commercial judgment, analytical skills, manufacturing knowledge, and hands-on problem solving in a fast-paced, multi-site manufacturing environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent education and relevant experience may be considered.
• At least 7 years of progressive purchasing, procurement, or supply-chain experience in a manufacturing environment, with responsibility for supplier relationships, purchasing execution, and operational problem solving.
• Demonstrated experience leading, supervising, or developing purchasing or supply-chain professionals, including setting priorities, coaching team members, and supporting consistent execution.
• Experience sourcing and managing suppliers in one or more relevant manufacturing commodities, such as injection-molded plastics, machining, sheet metal fabrication, stampings, electronics, assemblies, hardware, or tooling; understanding of how supplier capabilities affect quality, cost, and delivery.
• Demonstrated experience with supplier negotiations, cost analysis, RFQs, supplier selection, and supplier-performance management, including evaluating commercial alternatives and resolving supplier issues.
• Strong understanding of material planning, inventory management, purchasing, forecasting, and manufacturing supply-chain principles; ability to balance material availability, lead-time requirements, and inventory investment.
• Ability to analyze complex operational and financial data, identify trends and root causes, and translate findings into clear recommendations and actionable business decisions.
• Strong analytical, organizational, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to evaluate trade-offs and develop practical solutions to purchasing and supply challenges.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven manufacturing environment while maintaining accuracy, communicating changes, and following through on commitments.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across Operations, Engineering, Quality, Finance, Planning, and other functions to resolve issues and align purchasing decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including explaining commercial terms, presenting analytical findings, and communicating supply risks and recovery plans clearly.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel for data analysis and reporting, and working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems to support purchasing, review material requirements, monitor orders, and maintain accurate supplier and purchasing information.
• Strong attention to detail, accountability, sound judgment, and continuous-improvement mindset; ability to work independently while escalating issues appropriately.
• Ability to understand written and verbal instructions in English and communicate effectively about purchasing requirements, operating procedures, and workplace safety.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing operations, including coordinating purchasing priorities and supplier requirements across locations.
• Experience supporting new product introduction and product lifecycle management, including supplier readiness, launch material planning, and engineering-change implementation.
• Experience with supplier scorecards, supplier development, and structured supplier-performance programs, including improvement planning and corrective-action follow-up.
• Experience with manufacturing ERP/MRP platforms beyond routine purchasing transactions, such as reporting, data-quality improvement, or refinement of purchasing and planning processes.
• Professional supply-chain certification, such as ASCM CPIM/CSCP or ISM CPSM.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and mentor Buyers through goals, feedback, and development opportunities.
• Establish purchasing priorities across supported locations and align team activities with production requirements, material constraints, sourcing projects, and business objectives.
• Promote consistent execution of purchasing policies, approval requirements, ERP practices, supplier-management standards, accurate records, and follow-through.
• Assess workloads, supplier escalations, shortages, and competing needs; allocate resources and adjust priorities across locations.
• Develop and improve purchasing procedures, tools, metrics, and standard work; identify training needs and share effective practices.
• Manage sourcing from supplier identification and RFQs through bid analysis, negotiation, supplier selection, and implementation; document recommendations based on cost, capability, quality, delivery, and supply risk.
• Monitor supplier quality, delivery, cost, responsiveness, and improvement through scorecards and KPIs; review trends and follow up on corrective actions.
• Work with suppliers to improve lead times, capacity readiness, delivery reliability, and quality; coordinate improvement plans with internal stakeholders.
• Lead negotiations on pricing, payment terms, lead times, minimum order quantities, tooling, freight, and other purchasing requirements; assess total cost and document terms through company approval processes.
• Identify and develop alternative and secondary sources for critical materials and components; coordinate supplier evaluation and qualification with Engineering, Quality, and Operations.
• Support year-over-year cost reduction through sourcing, negotiation, supplier development, value analysis, and other initiatives; validate benefits with Finance and stakeholders without compromising quality or supply reliability.
• Coordinate resolution of supplier sourcing, quality, delivery, capacity, and pricing issues; communicate impacts, recovery actions, owners, and unresolved risks.
• Use demand, production, inventory, and supply-planning inputs to guide purchasing and maintain material availability; reassess priorities as requirements change.
• Partner with Planning, Operations, and Supply Chain to identify shortages and constraints, evaluate recovery options, and coordinate expediting or other actions.
• Monitor supplier commitments, open purchase orders, lead times, and past-due requirements; obtain updated delivery information and track exceptions affecting production or customer commitments.
• Analyze inventory levels and purchasing parameters, including lead times, order quantities, and replenishment settings, balancing service needs with inventory investment; coordinate parameter changes.
• Identify excess, slow-moving, and obsolete inventory; investigate causes and coordinate actions to reduce exposure and prevent recurrence.
• Support inventory and replenishment strategies for customer lead-time and stocking programs, aligning supplier arrangements and purchasing execution with agreed service requirements and changing demand.
• Manage procurement across manufacturing commodities including injection-molded plastics, machined components, sheet metal, stampings, electronics, printed/silk-screened components, assemblies, hardware, and tooling.
• Evaluate supplier technical capability, quality, capacity, commercial competitiveness, lead time, and supply risk; collaborate with technical stakeholders to confirm sourcing meets component and production needs.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Quality on engineering changes, supplier transitions, component substitutions, and product lifecycle requirements; coordinate purchasing actions to support approved changes and minimize disruption or excess inventory.
• Coordinate with Quality, Operations, and suppliers to resolve defective or rejected material, replacement needs, and supplier corrective actions; support containment and recovery while maintaining delivery and commercial expectations.
• Represent Purchasing on product development and new product introduction teams; provide sourcing input, supplier information, and purchasing milestones.
• Coordinate sourcing, supplier readiness, tooling, cost, lead-time, and material-availability requirements for product launches; track purchasing actions and communicate launch-readiness issues.
• Identify supply-chain risks and supplier capacity concerns during product development and work with stakeholders and suppliers on mitigation options.
• Support Engineering Change Orders affecting suppliers, pricing, tooling, inventory, or material requirements; coordinate timing, supplier communication, and purchasing-record updates.
• Provide purchasing and supplier-management support to Havis global operations as required, coordinating with local stakeholders and sharing supplier information and practices.
• Use ERP data and analytical tools to identify supply risks, purchasing trends, cost opportunities, inventory exposure, and supplier-performance issues; validate data and develop prioritized recommendations.
• Develop and maintain purchasing and supplier-performance metrics for delivery, quality, cost improvement, material availability, and inventory exposure; communicate trends and action plans.
• Support forecasting and planning analysis for purchasing and inventory decisions; assess demand, lead-time, and supplier-commitment changes and explain their implications.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives for purchasing efficiency, supplier performance, material availability, and business results; identify root causes, coordinate corrective actions, and assess sustained results.
• Ensure purchasing complies with company policies, procedures, approval requirements, and internal controls; maintain accurate documentation and escalate exceptions through established channels.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) with employer match
• 100% employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and Life & ADD benefits
• Generous paid time off (PTO) and holiday benefits
• Competitive pay commensurate with education, skills, and experience

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager