Description

  ************This is an onsite position located in Seminole, OK***************************************

Job Summary 

The Purchasing Manager is responsible for all activities related to the procurement of goods and materials and directing the day-to-day activities of the purchasing team.  With a strong background in purchasing and supply chain management, the candidate will take a proactive approach in reviewing current systems and procedures, making recommendations, and implementing changes. 

Main Responsibilities

• Ensuring adherence to company purchasing policies, procedures and all regulatory and compliance programs.
• Defining and managing performance metrics (KPI’s) for internal team and external suppliers. 
• Responsible for management and execution of supplier contracts; ensuring buyers award purchase orders based on negotiated prices. 
• Driving the execution of contracts and pricing agreements as negotiated by the strategic sourcing function.
• Defining and implementing inventory strategies to achieve inventory turn targets while maintaining on-time delivery performance.
• Identifying opportunities and developing plans to achieve cost reductions.
• Responsible for material master updates and other systems maintenance within purchasing.
• Providing direction to and managing and developing direct reports.  
• Responsible for performance management process, including annual review and development plans. 
• Driving continuous improvement activities to maximize team performance.   
• Developing standard procedures and work instructions, and training team to those standards.

Requirements

  

Qualifications

• Ability to complete work assignments accurately and quickly; ability to manage more than one initiative at once. 
• Working knowledge of MRP systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in related area, or equivalent experience and training.
• Ten years’ experience in Purchasing or Supply Chain Management with three years in a supervisory role.
•  Proficient in use of Microsoft Office and other computer-based systems
• APICS certification (CPIM, CSCP) or equivalent training preferred.

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