Hybrid Purchasing Supervisor Materials & Suppliers Lead

Chem-Trend; Howell (MI); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Match

Health Insurance

Personal development trainings

Education Reimbursement

Diversity & Inclusion

Job summary

The Freudenberg Group seeks a hands-on Purchasing Supervisor in Howell, MI to lead daily purchasing activities and actively perform buying tasks. You will ensure timely availability of raw materials, packaging, equipment, and indirect purchases to support production and customer needs.

Responsibilities include supervising the purchasing team, managing PO processes in SAP, supplier follow-up, expediting, and issue resolution while aligning with Quality, Regulatory, and R&D.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, finance, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of purchasing, procurement, or supply chain experience.
• 3+ years of supervisory or team-lead experience.
• Experience with SAP or other ERP purchasing tools.
• Experience in manufacturing, chemical, or industrial environment.
• Ability to manage priorities and solve problems in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate daily purchasing team activities to ensure POs issued accurately and on time.
• Allocate workload and manage personal portfolio of purchasing responsibilities.
• Procure materials with suppliers per lead times and policies across categories.
• Maintain purchasing discipline in SAP with accurate POs, pricing, quantities, delivery dates, lead times, supplier data.
• Lead or support root cause analysis for purchasing disruptions and drive corrective actions.
• Support supplier onboarding with Quality, Regulatory, and R&D to ensure specs and compliance.

Skills

Team leadership

Prioritization

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

The Freudenberg Group seeks a hands-on Purchasing Supervisor in Howell, MI to lead daily purchasing activities and actively perform buying tasks. You will ensure timely availability of raw materials, packaging, equipment, and indirect purchases to support production and customer needs.

Responsibilities include supervising the purchasing team, managing PO processes in SAP, supplier follow-up, expediting, and issue resolution while aligning with Quality, Regulatory, and R&D.