Purchasing Manager

GG BRANDS COMPANY•Sharonville, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Buyer Manager is responsible for leading, developing, and enabling a team of Buyers to ensure uninterrupted supply of raw materials, packaging, and purchased components and finished goods required to support manufacturing operations and customer needs. This role provides strategic direction, prioritization, and oversight to ensure service, inventory, and cost objectives are achieved. The Buyer Manager serves as the primary liaison between Supply Planning, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Suppliers setting expectations, resolving escalations, driving consistency, and advancing continuous improvement across the buying function in a fast‑paced, growth‑oriented environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
6–10+ years of experience in supply chain, buying, materials planning, or manufacturing
Proven experience leading and developing teams
Strong understanding of manufacturing environments, bills of material, and inventory management
Advanced Excel skills
ERP experience required (Oracle Fusion preferred)
Strong analytical, organizational, and decision‑making skills
Ability to influence across functions and communicate effectively at multiple levels
Comfortable leading in a fast‑paced, evolving environment
Must adhere to The Gorilla Glue Company’s Core Values that ensure everyone works together to exceed expectations.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop a team of Buyers to deliver strong execution against service, inventory, and cost goals
Provide clear priorities, decision guidance, and escalation support
Conduct regular one‑on‑ones, performance reviews, and development planning
Build bench strength through hiring, onboarding, and ongoing skill development
Foster accountability, engagement, and collaboration within the buying team
Establish expectations and governance for buying and materials planning execution
Review buying strategies, material plans, and risk mitigation approaches prepared by the team
Ensure demand forecasts and production plans are effectively translated into purchase strategies
Monitor inventory performance and ensure actions are taken to prevent shortages, excess, or obsolescence
Own and review key KPIs (e.g., service level, E&O)
Partner with Manufacturing and Production Planning leaders to align material strategies with production needs
Collaborate with Procurement leadership on supplier performance, capacity constraints, and strategic initiatives
Communicate material risks, constraints, and trade‑offs to stakeholders with clarity and confidence
Support successful execution of new product introductions and major transitions
Drive standard work, consistency, and best practices across the buying function
Lead improvement initiatives that enhance material flow, planning accuracy, and system utilization
Champion root cause thinking and corrective action for service failures and inventory issues
Ensure planning parameters, data integrity, and process documentation are maintained