Purchasing Manager jobs in United States

Responsible for managing the global material and logistic planning for Lucy Electric Plant.

The role is responsible working with Manufacturing operations director to create, plan, implement and monitor the supply chain strategy for Lucy Electric global operations to maximize efficiency and productivity.

Work closely with the Sales and factory organization in supporting the product delivery at shortest possible lead times to customers. Responsible for SOP document on monthly basis, based on the Lucy Electric factory and supplier capacity and lead times.

Ensure cost effective shipping of materials and products across all the plants and to end customers.

Work closely with Global and Local Purchasing managers, quality, engineering, production and sales teams. Advise local supply chain managers, Plant directors and operations managers on material, inventory and shipping plans.

Direct Reports: 2, Total: 4

Direct Reports: Global logistics Analyst, Assistant manager-material and logistics

Functional reports: Plant based supply chain manager of Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, UK, Brazil, India

• Accountable for working with the Manufacturing Operations Director to produce the global Supply chain strategy, identify key goals and initiatives that will enable manufacturing plants to support the sales to deliver products on time in full with least possible lead time.
• Understand the capacities of Lucy Electric suppliers globally, monitor supply OTIF and ensure the availably of materials to all plants
• Implement a visual supply chain management to support a data lead decision
• Guarantee the delivery of the business strategy, by ensuring all supply chain team members have regular performance management meetings with their managers.
• Innovation: All Cost Reduction, CI Projects with defined Targets as per Budgeted smart objectives.

Strategy formulation measured by Budget V.S. Actual, Customer complaints, OTIF (On-time-in-full), New model introduction, Succession planning, Sustainable organization, Inventory optimization, Cost reductions

• Improve production and supplier efficiency by continuous improvement
• As per rolling MTP Plan
• Oversee and direct the planning, implementationof material delivery fornew or existing products.
• Create a flexible team to manage the production requirements based on the SOP

Efficiency measured by Business plan, Budget V.S. Actual, SOP

• Ensure product quality have met or exceed standard defined.
• Ensure quality process and mindsets are instilled in all suppliers

Quality measured by Level of material rejection, Net Promotor Score, Returned products, Reworking, Customer complaints

• Accountable for demonstrating company behaviours and values; leading by example to ensure your team does the same
• Foster an environment that supports learning, individual development and openness to change

People development measured by Organization competency, Succession planning, Talents, HR initiatives, HR policies

• Work with suppliers and logistic teams to drive the Lucy Electric Net Zero Target
• Ensure suppliers follow Lucy Electric environmental and safety policies.
• Drive safety initiatives through HSE and ensure a safety first culture both internal and external supply chains

HSE measured by Accident, Unsafe Acts & Unsafe Cons, Hazard environment, Scrap level, Compliancy, CO2 measure

• Optimize S&OP planning to meet customer requirements with reduced supply chain and manufacturing lead times both internally and externally
• Oversee all aspects of inventory management to optimize inventory targets; drive inventory reduction program
• Manage relationships with suppliers to ensure on-time in-full delivery targets are achieved.
• Manage the supply chain costs and budgets; strive to improve the overall financial and key performance indicators of the business.

Revenue, Cost & Profitability measured by Business plan, Budget V.S. Actual, Customer complaints, OTIF (On-time-in-full), Shipping costs

• Ensure customer satisfaction, Measured by Customer complaints

The position is responsible to implement the global supply chain strategy to support the Lucy electric manufacturing plants to deliver the best in class lead time product with reduced costs to customers, managing internal stakeholders and external suppliers.

• Bachelor’s degree or above in management, electrical, mechanical, industrial engineering or related fields.
• Understand manufacturing business, people management, supply chain management, quality management, and innovation.

• Possess experience in middle or senior management min. 10-15 years.

• Communication
• Values and respects others, Building relationships, Teamwork
• Continuous improvement
• Project Management
• Creative ThinkingChange Innovation
• Develops others
• Builds successful teams, Supports & coaches the team
• Consulting skills
• Achieving results, Customer driven
• Critical decision making
• Organizational safety

• Broad experience of developing and implementing short to long-range objectives and strategies to achieve business goals.
• Proven capability of operating successfully at a senior management level.
• Understanding of electrical mechanical design engineering, competence in electrical power engineering.
• Demonstrate financial acumen including planning and cost control capabilities and proven experience of managing projects to budget.
• Proven track record in delivering manufacturing and supply chain best practice
• Strong working ethic in the delivery of satisfying the profitable requirements and expectations of internal and external customers.
• Effectively recognise and manage conflict
• Broad experience of working in a multi-national, matrix organisation.
• Strong communications and presentation skills.
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills.

• Creates strong team & guiding partner
• Promotes team accountability & strong sense of understanding
• Finds useful benchmarks & does effective research
• Is open and candid about work situation
• Acts in a manner consistent with values
• Targets new opportunities & sets clear objectives
• Commits to continuous improvement
• Expresses positive attitude toward teamwork
• Collects wisdom by sharing experiences and goals
• Provides task-orientated and helpful instructions
• Provides behavioural feedback, coaching
• Facilitates open communications
• Proactively acts to gain customer trust
• Sees connections, relations, trends and patterns
• Applies learned concepts and think of new so to create a circle of learning.