PURCHASING MANAGER

DNP Imagingcomm America Corporation•Concord, NC

8d•$90,000 - $110,000

About The Position

The Purchasing Manager supervises department buyers and fosters teamwork and effective communication among the team and the department’s internal and external suppliers and customers. The role manages procurement so materials, supplies, tools, and equipment are ordered and delivered to support the Master Production Schedule and Customer Forecast, sampling, scale-up, new-product production launches, and special requests from DNP IAM departments. The manager contributes to profitability by pursuing effective short- and long-term contracts, life-cycle costs, lead times, and vendor service levels. The role recommends sourcing strategies for DNP product families and individual SKUs, including sole, dual, and multi-sourcing. This position supervises Buyers and Inventory Control Clerks. It may also serve as a buyer for a product portfolio and back up other buyers. The work involves an office setting, primarily at a desk using a computer and office equipment, and may require entering manufacturing areas and wearing required PPE.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of ERP software; Epicor is preferred.
Three to five years of production control and inventory management experience, preferably in manufacturing.
Detail-oriented, organized, and proactive.
Ability to stand and walk for eight hours.
Ability to push, pull, or lift at least 45 pounds individually and 50 pounds with the help of a team member.
Ability to work in an office setting and spend primary working hours at a desk using a computer and office equipment.
Ability to wear required PPE when in a manufacturing area.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.
Experience in a $110 million or greater spend environment.
Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) experience.

Responsibilities

Supervise department buyers and foster teamwork and effective communication within the team and with internal and external suppliers and customers.
Manage procurement to ensure materials, supplies, tools, and equipment are properly ordered and delivered to support production schedules, forecasts, sampling, scale-up, new-product launches, and departmental requests.
Drive purchasing profitability and pursue effective short- and long-term contracts, life-cycle costs, lead times, and vendor service levels.
Recommend sole-, dual-, and multi-sourcing strategies for product families and individual SKUs.
Develop and manage a process for updating ERP master data for parts, subassemblies, and final assemblies.
Develop and manage models for inventory levels, reorder points, and reorder quantities, and manage obsolete and slow-moving inventory.
Lead vendor identification, qualification, approval, and review of key vendor metrics.
Support contract reviews and RFQ processes as needed, and review and approve purchase orders and invoices.
Establish processes to identify, maintain, track, and present key performance metrics.
Ensure buyers maintain and publish an accurate receiving schedule for warehouse personnel.
Maintain and publish management reports, including period-ending reports, on the expected cadence.
Drive root-cause analysis and process improvement for personal responsibilities and the department.
Develop exception-reporting tools, resolve exceptions within the department, and communicate or escalate exceptions to management and affected internal customers as needed.
Develop and manage buyer education and training, job coverage for vacations, leaves, and emergencies, employee growth, and succession planning.
Ensure purchase orders, vendor qualification records, and other department documentation comply with DNP expectations, including ISO, accounting, contract commitments, and FTZ requirements.
Maintain personal buyer skills and, as needed, purchase for a product portfolio or back up other buyers.
Support transaction accuracy and year-end inventory activity.
Support writing, editing, approval, publishing, and training of receiving instructions as needed.
Perform other duties assigned by management.