Purchasing Manager

Curtiss-Wright Corporation•Portland, OR

23h•$108,900 - $145,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Purchasing Manager will be responsible for the management of the purchasing function for all product lines, office supplies, and equipment. This role operates in a fast-paced environment with multiple competing priorities, requiring the successful candidate to coordinate and communicate effectively among various customer groups to achieve desired purchasing priorities.

Requirements

Minimum 10+ years’ experience in purchasing and scheduling for both commercial off-the-shelf and custom fabricated parts including sheet metal, plastics, cables, and machined parts.
4+ years of team leadership experience.
Strong ability to quickly learn the company’s purchasing and inventory processes and procedures and adhere to the company’s standards of documentation and internal controls to accurately and efficiently process and place purchase orders.
Experience with Sage software and working with ERP and/or MRP systems; experience with SAP is a plus.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Ability to work both independently and cooperatively in a cross-functional team; knows when to ask for guidance.
Liaise across departments to solve problems.
Demonstrated knowledge of supply chain activities.
Ability to handle multiple priorities and deliver on key deadlines.
Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings.
Ability to detect, analyze, and help resolve problems and report information to appropriate personnel.
Knowledge of procurement rules and regulations.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing both internally and externally.
Accuracy and attention to detail is a must.
Must be able to self-organize workloads and manage all deadlines.

Nice To Haves

APICS/CPM certification desired.
Knowledge of accounting procedures involving procurement and planning preferred.
Understanding of Lean manufacturing principles desired.

Responsibilities

Lead the PacStar Purchasing team and partner with Commodity Manager as needed to ensure strategic supply chain support of the PacStar business plan.
Participate in the demand and forecast process to determine material requirements needed to support the business and customer expectations.
In collaboration with the Commodity Manager, monitor industry trends that impact PacStar products and purchasing requirements to ensure a consistent and reliable supply of required components.
Help manage the supply base for effectiveness and redundancy to ensure they remain strong partners to PacStar.
Work with the team to develop and implement long-term supplier relationships and contracts to benefit CW-PacStar and the supplier.
Develop the Buyer team to ensure effective performance of supplier management.
Monitor and communicate supplier issues that might affect production and customer deliveries.
Work to anticipate and resolve any possible supply issues to avoid disruptions.
Develop, manage, and report objectives and metrics to ensure the Procurement/Supply Chain team is continuing to improve in support of the business.
Work closely with all operations and business unit departments for information sharing and updates with supply chain plans and status.
Focus appropriate efforts on New Product Introduction (NPI) to ensure suppliers are in place to meet engineering and operations’ requirements during product development and launch.
Serve as a critical member of the Operations staff.
Perform other duties as assigned.