Purchasing Manager

Fort Recovery Industries Inc•Fort Recovery, OH

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Fort Recovery Industries is seeking a Purchasing Manager to source raw metal, tooling, packaging, and MRO. This role involves monitoring commodity markets, negotiating contracts, qualifying suppliers, and collaborating with production, quality, and engineering teams to ensure smooth program launches. The Purchasing Manager will control spend, protect the production schedule, and be evaluated on cost savings, supplier performance, and successful program launches.

Requirements

Bachelor’s in supply chain, Business, Engineering, or equivalent firsthand experience.
5+ years purchasing or procurement experience.
Understanding of how zinc and aluminum are priced and traded.
Ability to negotiate a contract and maintain relationships.
Experience with an ERP purchasing or materials module.
Ability to read a material spec and a drawing.
Comfort discussing scorecards, forecasts, and cost files.
Ability to communicate effectively with production, quality, engineering, and finance teams.
Curiosity about commodities.

Nice To Haves

Experience in die casting, metal fabrication, or other manufacturing.
APICS or CPSM certification.

Responsibilities

Build and run purchasing strategies for zinc, aluminum, and other raw materials — balancing cost, quality, and supply risk.
Find, qualify, and manage suppliers for raw metal, tooling, packaging, and MRO.
Negotiate contracts, pricing, and terms.
Track zinc and aluminum market moves.
Work side by side with production, quality, and engineering so specs actually match the process.
Hold suppliers accountable: on-time delivery, quality, and corrective action.
Spot and fix supply risk — single-source exposure, shortages, long lead times.
Keep ERP purchasing data clean: pricing, lead times, reorder points.
Drive cost-outs that do not blow-up quality or delivery.
Lead RFQs, new supplier onboarding, and sourcing for new programs and capital projects.
Stay compliant — company policy, customer requirements, conflict minerals, material certifications.