Purchasing Manager

GAS-FIRED PRODUCTS INC•Charlotte, NC

23d•Onsite

About The Position

Gas Fired Products’ Purchasing Manager is responsible for the overall purchasing budget of the organization, which currently is $24M. The Purchasing Manager plays a key role in identifying vendor opportunities, improving purchasing strategies, providing team leadership, and ensuring products and materials are delivered on time and on budget. Purchasing and Management experience in a manufacturing environment is required for the successful candidate.

Requirements

Ability to effectively demonstrate advance usage of MRP software
Proven ability / effectively demonstrate understanding of BOM structures
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment and excel with time – sensitive situations; delivers results under tight deadlines
Successfully manage high volume workloads
Proven ability to handle complex issues and problems and refer only the most complex issues to higher-level staff.
Outstanding organizational and leadership skills
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Minimum of 7 – 10 years purchasing experience with a minimum of 3 – 5 years in a management role.
Minimum of five years’ purchasing experience using an advanced MRP system
Proven track record of successfully working with international suppliers
Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business or relevant field.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Crystal reports to generate data to support decision making is desirable.
Use of scanning technology for cycle count transactions
Experience with consignment inventory management
Experience with vendor managed inventory programs
APICS certification desirable

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the purchasing team, including assigning work, setting priorities, and ensuring accountability for performance and follow-through
Drive a culture of urgency and ownership to ensure all purchasing activities are executed in a timely and effective manner
Establish clear expectations and ensure consistent follow-up on all open orders, supplier commitments, and internal requests
Identify gaps in execution and implement process improvements to enhance team performance
Develop and communicate a procurement business plan; establish, communicate and implement long-term goals for the department to promote effectiveness and efficiency.
Ensure Gas-Fired Products has the best suppliers to meet its manufacturing needs
Ensure Gas-Fired Products suppliers are continuously improving in the areas of quality, cost, and service and delivery performance.
Understand the material supply chains of specific spend categories and implement material sourcing strategies to optimize the flow through the chain.
Maintain a thorough understanding of the industry for the specific category being sourced.
Benchmark industry sourcing and supply management best practices.
Perform bi-annual vendor performance evaluation and notify suppliers if improvements are required.
Manage off-shore suppliers and material requirements communication.
Analyze market and delivery conditions to determine present and future material availability.
Work with Engineering to evaluate vendor quotations that utilizes appropriate negotiation and purchasing techniques to ensure quality, price, delivery, and service.
Finding New vendors, liaising with Engineering to determine qualification process and ensuring they are set up correctly if they are approved.
Contacting vendors if a product is rejected by Quality Control.
Ensure follow-up is performed with suppliers for critical or late deliveries.
Resolving vendor invoice discrepancies.
Oversee vendor managed inventory programs
Maintaining the forecast provided by sales in MRP.
Use sound judgement to make purchasing decisions based on MRP, historical data and other internal and external sources of information.
Responsible for setting annual purchased part standard costs.
Responsible for using the MRP system to generate purchase orders.
Prepare instructions regarding purchasing systems and procedures.
Supervise placing orders with vendors for all inventory and non-inventory purchases.
Assign procurement requests to the appropriate personnel.
Oversees the planning parameter set up for new and existing purchase parts and vendors.
Works with Crystal Reports, Excel and Access to analyze data for decision making.
Creates and maintains blanket purchase orders.
Monitor and manage the purchasing budget, including materials, MRO, and selected capital expenditures
Chair monthly inventory control meetings and drive accountability for inventory accuracy
Oversee cycle counting processes and ensure discrepancies are addressed
Support and coordinate physical inventory activities