Sr. Purchasing Manager

Prinova•Carol Stream, IL

7d•$132,000 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Purchasing Manager leads all purchasing activities across assigned categories while driving cost optimization, supply continuity, and supplier performance. The Senior Purchasing Manager partners closely with Sales, Operations, Product Development, Supply Chain, and Finance to develop strategic initiatives, mitigate risk, improve supplier relationships, and support profitable business growth. The role provides leadership and development to team members, ensuring alignment with business objectives and operational requirements. Success in this role requires strong leadership, analytical thinking, negotiation, expertise, and the ability to drive continuous improvement across purchasing processes and supplier performance.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Minimum 5 years of purchasing or equivalent relevant experience.
Strong communication skills, internal and external.
Customer service and relationship management oriented.
Analytical and good math skills.
Take charge attitude and initiative.
Effective negotiating skills.
Experience that demonstrates attainment of goals and effectiveness in problem-solving.
Basic understanding of terms and conditions.
Familiarity with current industry good manufacturing practice requirements.
Intermediate use of MS Office.
Attention to detail.
Able to aggregate information into a summary presentation for management review.
Experience with ERP systems such as JDE.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field preferred.
Previous leadership experience managing teams and developing talent preferred.

Responsibilities

Foster a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer service excellence.
Liaise with multiple departments such as Sales, Product Development, Scheduling, and Warehouse personnel to ensure alignment of activities and objectives.
Responsible for managing purchasing categories.
Plan, organize, manage, and evaluate specific categories.
Direct the development of formal and informal bids for categories managed.
Responsible for managing Category Manager(s) and maintaining oversight of each manager's categories.
Ensures all applicable legal and contractual provisions are met; directs and participates in the solicitation, evaluation, and award of bids; performs or assists others in the performance of price/cost analysis.
Strong understanding of MRP, Inventory Control, and Work Order Management in a manufacturing environment.
Inventory Management; stays within company goals for all inventory metrics.
Provides monthly reporting to Director of Purchasing for measuring goal attainment as directed from company and department KPIs.
Maintains rapport and good working relationships with suppliers.
Works in collaboration with Sales and Product Development to understand business needs, global market insights, risks, and opportunities with external and internal customers.
Continues to develop supplier performance metrics by measuring Supplier Scorecards.
Espouses a positive and productive work environment.
Demonstrates professionalism in all interactions with others.
Stays abreast of trends and advances applicable to commodity responsibilities.
Follows cGMP guidelines and processes as established in department SOPs.
Will complete other duties as assigned.