Purchasing Manager

Generant Company Inc • Kinnelon, NJ

7d • Onsite

About The Position

About Generant:
Generant was founded in the early 1930’s and is headquartered in Butler, NJ. We design and manufacture valves and pressure regulators for a wide variety of industries with a strong position in the Industrial Gases and Cryogenics, Medical Gases and Equipment, Energy, and Chemicals markets. See www.generant.com for company information.

Generant is 100% employee owned. We look for dedicated and talented people who accept the responsibilities of thinking like owners and embrace our mission as stated in our Quality Policy:
Our Goal is to provide our customers, suppliers and employees true value. We believe this can only be accomplished through a strong commitment to continuous improvement in the quality of our products, services and working environment.

Our ideal candidates:

Are people who are personally motivated to produce high-quality work
Are lifelong learners – driven to continually improve
Are well organized
Enjoy working in a team environment

Job Summary:
The Purchasing Manager is primarily responsible for the day-to-day procurement of materials and parts to meet production needs according to production schedule, MRP requirements, and individual requests. In addition, the Purchasing Manager is responsible for the procurement of non-inventory items that are needed to run the facility.

Requirements

• High School Diploma
• 5 or more years of purchasing management experience
• Basic Computer Skills including MS Word and Excel
• General experience with working with ERP purchasing systems
• Working knowledge of Material Requirements Planning systems
• Fluent in English
• Basic mathematical skills
• Able to interpret purchasing contracts, engineering drawings and specifications

Responsibilities

• Daily review of the material requirement and bar stock requirement reports to determine purchasing requirements
• Place purchase orders for items with suppliers, including negotiate pricing, determine quantity and required delivery
• Attend weekly production meetings to report on purchasing issues
• Create and maintain Approved Supplied List
• Train and manage Purchasing Assistant
• Manage purchase orders with Suppliers, including discrepancies related to price, quantity, etc.
• Manage and resolve any supplier defective material issues
• Any other assignments as required by the Materials Manager

Benefits

• employee ownership program
• medical
• dental
• vision
• a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) program
• holiday pay
• 401k plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• FSA plan
• employer paid life & AD&D insurance
• a wide variety of voluntary plans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED