Purchasing Manager

Poly-Wood LLC•Syracuse, IN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

POLYWOOD is seeking a Purchasing Manager to lead strategic sourcing, supplier management, and purchasing operations for our growing manufacturing organization. This role will guide a team of purchasing professionals while building sourcing strategies that support quality, service, inventory, cost, and long-term growth. The ideal candidate combines big-picture strategy with hands-on execution. You’ll negotiate supplier agreements, improve cost performance, strengthen purchasing processes, and remain closely connected to production needs and day-to-day operations. This is a leadership role with meaningful business impact. You’ll help shape supplier strategy, support manufacturing performance, develop people, deliver measurable savings, and strengthen the purchasing foundation behind a growing POLYWOOD brand.

Requirements

8–12+ years of experience in purchasing, strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain.
5+ years of experience leading purchasing, sourcing, procurement, or supply chain teams.
Purchasing or sourcing experience within a manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated experience sourcing raw materials.
Experience managing domestic and international supplier relationships.
Strong contract negotiation and vendor management capabilities.
Experience working with ERP or MRP systems.
A practical, business-minded leadership style with the ability to move between strategy and execution.
The ability to set clear expectations, coach others, and build accountability through collaboration.

Nice To Haves

Experience sourcing from Asia.
Experience with fasteners, resins, polymers, chemicals, metals, engineered materials, or similar manufacturing inputs.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop a team of purchasing professionals, establishing clear expectations and accountability.
Develop sourcing strategies for raw materials, components, fasteners, and other production-critical categories.
Build and manage strong relationships with domestic and international suppliers.
Negotiate pricing, contracts, commercial terms, and supplier agreements.
Evaluate total cost of ownership, including quality, lead time, inventory, freight, supplier risk, and production continuity.
Identify and deliver cost reductions without compromising quality, service, or operational performance.
Improve supplier performance, accountability, and risk management.
Support new product introductions and changing manufacturing priorities.
Strengthen purchasing processes, systems, reporting, and team execution.
Balance long-term sourcing strategy with the daily material needs of a manufacturing operation.