Purchasing Manager - WRMG

Bass Pro Shops • Springfield, MO

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About The Position

The Purchasing Manager leads the direct materials procurement function for White River Marine Group’s (WRMG) operations network that includes aluminum, fiberglass, and pontoon boats production as well as trailer, kayak, and component manufacturing. This leader’s mission is to ensure efficient production operations through consistent material availability while maintaining balanced inventory positions. This role is responsible for managing a team of purchasing agents while driving supplier performance, material availability, process standardization and continuous improvement efforts. Works cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Sourcing, Scheduling, Engineering, Finance, and Logistics teams to support production schedules, optimize inventory investment, mitigate supply risk, and achieve operational excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or Business
• 10 years of experience
• Regular computer work, and sitting
• Occasional walking, standing, and lifting

Nice To Haves

• Up to 15% travel required to support visiting suppliers and plant operations locations

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, develop purchasing agents to achieve company objectives
• Ensure uninterrupted material flow to support production schedules while minimizing on hand inventory, and excess and obsolete materials
• Manage purchasing agent workloads, priorities and performance to ensure timely execution of purchasing activities
• Escalate and drive resolution of material shortages, supplier delivery issues, logistics delays, and production constraints through cross-functional collaboration
• Measure and improve key performance indicators: supplier on-time delivery, inventory levels & turns, shortages, schedule attainment, freight costs
• Partner with Sourcing to address supplier performance, capacity constraints, and supply continuity risks
• Maintain standardized purchasing processes, procedures and controls
• Utilize MRP system to manage purchasing requirements, forecast, inventory, and supplier deliveries
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Sourcing, Engineering in support of new product introductions, product or volume changes
• Support logistics partners as required
• Prepare and present purchasing performance metrics, inventory trends, supply risk assessments
• ALL OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED

Benefits

• Discounts on retail merchandise, our restaurants, world-class resorts and conservation attractions
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• Voluntary benefits
• 401k Retirement Savings
• Paid holidays
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick time
• Bass Pro Cares Fund

What This Job Offers

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