Purchasing Manager

Elkhart Plastics • Middlebury, IN

27d

About The Position

The Purchasing Manager is responsible for managing demand planning, procurement, and supplier relationships to ensure uninterrupted manufacturing operations. This role oversees the sourcing and purchasing of raw materials, parts, and services while balancing cost, quality, and delivery requirements. The Purchasing Manager develops and executes purchasing strategies based on market conditions, supplier capabilities, and business needs to ensure materials are available in the right quantities and at the right time. Additionally, this role leads plant-level supply chain personnel, maintains procurement records and compliance documentation, and collaborates with suppliers and internal stakeholders to support production goals, continuous improvement initiatives, and operational excellence.

Requirements

• Skillful negotiator with the ability to achieve established objectives.
• Ability to develop, mentor, and manage a team
• Ability to demonstrate strategic thought process and a continuous improvement philosophy.
• Ability to recognize and envision future and develop effective plans to get there.
• Demonstrated team orientation, communication, presentation, and people skills.
• Ability to set targets, milestones, and follow-through on commitments.
• Ability to gather and analyze information quickly to drive decisions in a fast-paced work environment.
• Communication skills to express and gain support for ideas and concepts in a visual and written format.
• Systematic-process approach and analytical skills
• Must be creative and be able to develop solutions to unanticipated problems.
• Must be aggressive, self-motivated, and able to take on projects with little or no supervision.
• Must be able to plan and ensure projects are carried through until completion.
• 5-7 years of work experience in Purchasing or Supply Chain
• Proven track record of delivering results & strategy implementation
• BS/BA required.

Nice To Haves

• MBA desired or relevant certifications

Responsibilities

• Perform Supply and Demand planning to ensure the proper materials are available in the correct quantities at the right time
• Purchase raw materials, parts, services, that are necessary for the operations.
• Meet with Suppliers as to product, price, ability to produce product, and capabilities to meet requirements.
• Reviews competitive proposals to make purchases to improve price conditions and meet quality requirements.
• Manage purchasing records, requisitions, orders, certificates of conformance, corrective action reports and other necessary records.
• Observe market economics and constraints to create near and long-term Purchasing strategies.
• Ensures our Suppliers have the right materials at the right facilities at the right time to accomplish our production plans.
• Supervise plant sourcing/supply chain personnel
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

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