Purchasing Manager

We are searching for a Purchasing Manager for a local client of ours.

The Purchasing Manager is responsible for achieving strategic purchasing objectives, operational requirements, and business goals aligned with the global purchasing program.
The Purchasing Manager is further responsible for key supplier relationships, supplier identification, contracts and long-term agreements, leading major negotiations, and providing and communicating analysis information to sites.

Core Responsibilities:

• Directly manages and develops a purchasing team supporting global locations
• Works with Quality, Sales, Engineering, Marketing and Operations personnel to assure timely resolution of product related issues
• Develops long-term supplier agreements and strategic alliances on a global basis
• Evaluates supplier processes and monitors supplier performance to obtain lowest total supply chain costs and best overall product line offering.
• Leads purchasing and cross functional teams on continuous improvement initiatives for internal processes.
• Creates and maintains various reports and analyses in support of supply chain and site level objectives.
• In partnership with supply chain and business leadership, provides proactive plans to ensure company has a cohesive and comprehensive supply chain solution, including the development and start-up of new product lines and growth initiatives.
• Accountable for managing total cost productivity, pay terms, and inventory reduction; ensures supplier performance for fill-rate, delivery, quality and contract compliance.
• Ensures that all supplier data is maintained accurately within the information system databases.
• Creates and implements strategic and tactical project plans to meet supply chain and company objectives.
• Works with Finance to assure timely resolution of payment issues and accurate tracking of productivity projects.
• Understand and ensure customer specific requirements are met.