Purchasing Manager

Alamo Group Inc.•Selma, AL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Alamo Group Ag Americas, Inc., a member of the Alamo Group family of companies, is the leading North American manufacturer of rotary cutters, finishing mowers, landscape tools, and tractor-mounted implements used in the agricultural market. Located in Selma, Alabama for over 70 years, Alamo Group Ag Americas' products have earned an enviable reputation for their ruggedness and durability in the most challenging work environments. Bush Hog, RhinoAg, and Dixie Chopper are among the most recognized and successful brands in the Agricultural and Outdoor Power Equipment Market. The Purchasing Manager is a key position in the Company and will support and contribute to the company goals of profitability, return on investment, inventory turnover, and accident prevention. The Purchasing Manager position is responsible for supporting the Director of Supply Chain by managing the procurement staff to select the most qualified suppliers at the lowest total cost to AGAA. Establish and manage change point control for engineering drawings, purchase order changes, inventory control, and supplier performance, both direct and indirect.

Requirements

Knowledge of trends and market conditions related to responsible commodities.
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Thorough knowledge of Negotiation Strategies, conflict resolution skills, ERP, MRP, Kanban, Lean Principles, and JIT methods.
Knowledge of laws, legal codes and government regulations related to movement of goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
Knowledge of trends and market conditions of principles and methods for moving goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Proficiency with required software and technology including Microsoft Office.
The ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, working independently, taking on responsibilities to complete assigned job functions.
Manage time using decision making and analytical skills to consider relative costs and benefits of potential actions to make the most appropriate decision.
Communication through understanding of written work-related documents and talking to others to convey information effectively and communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the specific requirements.
Be reliable, responsible, and dependable; regarding, fulfilling obligations while being honest and ethical.
Willing to take on responsibilities and challenges while being careful about detail and thoroughness in completing work tasks.
Work with others on the job with a cooperative attitude while being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
Willing to offer opinions and direction while accepting criticism, dealing calmly and effectively with high demand situations and being persistent in the face of obstacles while maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check even in very difficult situations.
Self-motivating and willing to develop methods of completing task and applying creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
Ability to work with little or no supervision and depending on oneself to accomplish assigned functions and be able and willing to work with others to finish tasks and projects.
Ability to obtain and maintain a valid U.S. passport and travel domestically and internationally to support supplier relationships and business requirements, as needed.

Nice To Haves

BS or BA in Business Administration or Supply Chain Management Preferred.
Professional certification in Purchasing, Supply Chain, and/or Materials management required.

Responsibilities

Focus, communicate, encourage and contribute to Safety in all aspects of the job and all company meetings.
Lead, coach, and develop the buyers/planners team by setting clear performance expectations, conducting regular one-on-one meetings, and managing overall performance and development.
Promote a culture of integrity, inclusion, collaboration, and data-driven decision-making across cross-functional teams.
Monitor and evaluate supplier scorecards at least quarterly, including on-time delivery, PPM, responsiveness, cost, and sustainability metrics, and lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for underperforming suppliers.
Identify sourcing options and obtain quotes for new components within assigned commodities; submit recommendations through the Business Award Form (BAF) and maintain electronic award records
Negotiate pricing, payment terms, freight terms and any other issue pertaining to cost with assigned supply base. Submit any price changes via the Price Change Authorization (PCA) form as required for approval. Maintain an electronic folder of the PCA’s.
Enter and update supply chain parameters, purchase orders and all pertinent information into the JDE ERP system.
Evaluate and manage exception reports as needed.
Actively support the morning production meetings unless otherwise instructed by your manager; be prepared with answers to the greatest extent possible. Follow up with your staff on items that need additional effort.
Identify and market test (with RFQ) assigned commodities with alternative suppliers. Source to new suppliers when necessary.
When necessary, work with Bush Hog Quality to collect 8D information when issues occur. Provide follow up with supplier corrective actions. Track and graph supplier quality performance at least quarterly. Assist with your staff members if necessary.
Work with pertinent group(s) to assure successful and economical launch of new products via Stage Gate process. Ensure that production material have passed ISIR if required, and each supplier knows and agrees with launch volumes and timing. Make sure all sourcing decisions are completed in a timely manner, initial pricing is in place, and appropriate Supplier is informed and onboard to support launch.
Take appropriate steps to manage inventory levels to support company objectives. Track and graph delivery performance. Have root caused defined and take corrective action for those suppliers with past due orders for each branch plant 9550 and 9551. Assist with your staff members if necessary.
Identify and execute savings projects in sufficient quantities to support company objectives. Identify PPV issues, eliminating negative variances where possible. Track and graph PPV actual versus budget goal.
Conduct all business, internally and externally, with the highest level of professionalism and per Company/Corporate guidelines.
Ensure that risk and cost exposure to the company is minimized or eliminated with the use of approved contractual instruments.
Research markets to uncover new sources to stimulate competition and bring forward new technology and innovative products.
Manage in-sourcing as well as out-sourcing activities.
Approval of expedite fees or air freight decisions.
Schedule department personnel and assign projects.
Manage and execute aggressive project timetables.
Maintain internal communication with all departments to promote problem solving and team leadership for supplier related projects. Assist with your staff members if necessary.
Set standard costs of assigned commodities in compliance with the methods and/or guidelines developed by the Controller.
Improve current processes to support lean manufacturing and improve inventory turns while improving delivery performance.
Perform all duties assigned by Supervisor.