Director of Procurement & Supply Chain Leadership

Palm Harbor Homes; Elkhart (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Cavco Industries, Inc. in Indiana seeks a Director of Procurement to lead the sourcing and purchasing activities for manufacturing facilities. The role focuses on optimizing cost, quality, and reliability across the supply chain while coordinating a team of buyers and staff.

You will align resources, drive strategy execution, and coach managers and team leaders to deliver on-time procurement and supplier performance in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• At least eight years of work experience in purchasing and/or costing.
• Effective time management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task.
• Demonstrate a good work ethic based on honesty and integrity.
• Experience with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Manages and coordinates activities of buyers and support staff engaged in purchasing and distributing raw materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies in industrial plant.
• Establishes purchasing policies and procedures and directs purchasing programs accordingly.
• Establishes procedures to accomplish procurement of a variety of materials in a cost-effective manner.
• Evaluates enterprise opportunities to maximize supply chain optimization and discounts.
• Specifically evaluates lumber purchasing opportunities, supply chain, pricing, delivery logistics.
• Evaluates supplier sustainability, business continuity, and reliability.
• Provides advice and support to plant procurement staff.
• Prepares and assigns purchase orders and change notices to purchasing agents.
• Analyzes market and delivery conditions to determine present and future material availability and prepares market analysis reports.
• Keeps informed of economic, industrial and other trends that affect markets, prices, and delivery conditions.
• Reviews and monitors requisitions, supply sources, supplies, quotations, terms, etc.
• Recommends major purchases of materials on the basis of anticipated changes in prices or on unusual availability situations.
• Reviews purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
• Participates in contract negotiations and vendor selection.
• Monitors performance and capabilities of vendors to ensure maintenance of delivery, quality, and price commitments.

Skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Multitasking

Honesty and integrity

Fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Cavco Industries, Inc. in Indiana seeks a Director of Procurement to lead the sourcing and purchasing activities for manufacturing facilities. The role focuses on optimizing cost, quality, and reliability across the supply chain while coordinating a team of buyers and staff.

You will align resources, drive strategy execution, and coach managers and team leaders to deliver on-time procurement and supplier performance in a fast-paced environment.