Purchasing/Supply Chain Manager

Precision Resource•Shelton, CT

1d•$120,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager leads the end-to-end flow of materials and outside services supporting a fast-paced precision manufacturing operation. The role owns production planning and scheduling in the ERP and is accountable for all planning phases, from raw material through internal production planning to outside operations, to ensure work is completed on time. It provides functional leadership for strategic sourcing, procurement, materials planning, inventory, supplier performance, supply-chain risk, and inbound logistics, and directs the Buyer. The manager partners with production, engineering, quality, customer service, finance, receiving, and suppliers to ensure material availability, specification compliance, cost control, and customer delivery performance. The role also leads the Buyer’s priorities and development, and drives supply-chain improvements.

Requirements

Seven or more years of progressive purchasing, procurement, materials management, production planning, or supply-chain experience in manufacturing.
Strong experience purchasing metals and coordinating subcontracted manufacturing processes.
Hands-on experience with production planning and scheduling in an ERP covering raw material, internal operations, and outside operations.
Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems, materials planning, inventory management, supplier performance, purchasing controls, and advanced Excel.
Ability to negotiate agreements, interpret engineering prints and material specifications, and deliver measurable cost, delivery, inventory, and supplier improvements.
Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., or protected individual as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.15).

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, operations, engineering, or a related field; equivalent education and relevant experience may be considered.
Experience leading a supply-chain function, cross-functional initiatives, or employees, including the ability to direct and develop a buyer.
Familiarity with IATF 16949, AS9100, ISO 9001, or comparable quality systems.
CPIM, CSCP, CPSM, or similar certification.

Responsibilities

Lead sourcing, procurement, production planning and scheduling, materials planning, inventory, outside processing, supplier performance, and inbound logistics.
Run production planning and scheduling in the ERP, owning planning phases from raw material through internal production planning and outside operations.
Build, release, and maintain production schedules and work-order priorities, aligning material availability, machine and labor capacity, and outside-operation lead times with customer due dates.
Maintain ERP planning data, including routings, lead times, and planning parameters; track schedule accuracy and adherence and adjust plans when demand, capacity, or supply conditions change.
Translate forecasts, customer requirements, MRP demand, and production schedules into material and supply plans.
Review demand, supplier capacity, material availability, and lead times; identify constraints and communicate mitigation plans.
Serve as the primary supply-chain liaison for internal functions and external suppliers.
Source raw materials, components, tooling, supplies, and subcontracted manufacturing services.
Evaluate quotations and negotiate pricing, lead times, capacity commitments, payment terms, contracts, and long-term agreements.
Create and maintain purchase orders in the ERP/MRP system; monitor acknowledgments, open orders, deliveries, expedites, and supplier follow-up.
Develop strategic sourcing and alternate-source plans for critical materials and outside processes.
Establish and monitor inventory targets, safety stock, reorder points, lot sizes, and purchasing parameters while controlling working capital.
Analyze shortages, excess and obsolete inventory, outside-processing inventory, lead times, transaction accuracy, and inventory turns.
Coordinate with production, receiving, quality, and finance to resolve material and inventory discrepancies.
Evaluate supplier capability, capacity, quality systems, responsiveness, lead times, financial stability, geographic exposure, and continuity risk.
Maintain supplier expectations, scorecards, business reviews, corrective-action plans, escalation procedures, and alternate-source strategies.
Partner with quality and engineering on supplier qualification, audits, approved supplier list maintenance, corrective actions, and supplier development.
Monitor metals, commodity, freight, and capacity conditions and develop contingency plans for shortages and disruptions.
Monitor and report supplier delivery and quality, purchase-price variance, inventory, shortages, premium freight, lead times, and cost savings.
Analyze supply-chain data, present risks and corrective actions to leadership, and lead cost, lead-time, inventory, and reliability improvements.
Maintain purchasing, supplier, certification, and traceability records supporting audits, customer requirements, and applicable quality systems.
Establish priorities, standard work, procedures, internal controls, cross-training, and department coverage.
Lead and develop the Buyer by setting priorities and purchasing guidelines, reviewing open orders and delivery performance, and providing coaching, workload direction, feedback, and development.
Lead cross-functional initiatives as needed.