Manager, Purchasing

BluePrint Automation Inc.; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

BluePrint Automation Inc. is seeking a Purchasing Manager to oversee sourcing for its VA and CO locations.

The role focuses on selecting suppliers, ensuring quality and cost efficiency, and building long-term partnerships to meet growth targets. The candidate should bring a bachelor’s degree in procurement or business, 10+ years of purchasing program management, and strong data/SQL, Excel, and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in procurement or business.
• 10+ years of purchasing program management experience.
• 3+ years in manufacturing related to capital equipment construction.
• 2+ years with SQL or similar databases.
• Strong written and verbal communication, and project management.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain best sources of supply for components, materials, and services.
• Coordinate purchasing activities for VA and CO locations under VP supervision.
• Evaluate supplier quality, value, and responsiveness for long-term partnerships.

Skills

10+ years purchasing

SQL experience

MS Excel

MS Office proficiency

Critical thinking

Project management

Verbal communication

Written communication

Time management

Detail oriented

Self-directed

Education

Bachelor's degree in procurement or business

Tools

SQL

MS Office

Job description

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Manager, Purchasing

Full-time Regular South Chesterfield, VA, US

$100,000.00 To $130,000.00 Annually

Company Overview:

At Blueprint Automation, we design, develop and manufacture case packers and tray packing solutions for flexible and other tough‑to‑handle packages such as doypacks, pillow bags, and four‑sided sealed bags. Built for around‑the‑clock operation, these solutions have a worldwide reputation for their quick change‑over, flexibility, speed, and comprehensive design. Our Integrated state‑of‑the‑art technologies include gravity, pick and place, wrap‑around, and vision‑guided robotics.

We are absolutely passionate about innovation. It adds the fun and inspiration to our work that people need to excel. Our customers stimulate innovation by developing new needs, and we are on a never‑ending quest to find a better, simpler way. BPA has no innovation budget. Innovation is what we are.

Position:

We are looking for a Purchasing Manager to cover our South Chesterfield, VA and Longmont, CO locations. The Purchasing Manager is responsible for managing and maintaining the best sources of supply for all components, materials, and services for the BluePrint Automation America division; both locations in South Chesterfield, VA and Longmont, CO. The Purchasing Manager considers all aspects of their relationship with suppliers, including quality, value, and the ability to respond quickly to changing supply requirements. This includes selecting suppliers that can act as long‑term partners and help the company meet and exceeds its growth objectives. The position reports to the VP of Operations in VA with a dotted line to the VP of Operations in CO.

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with a preferred field of study in either procurement, business. However, a combination of significant experience in related fields combined with education will be taken into consideration.
• 10 Years of experience/skills related to Purchasing program management including the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• 3 years experience working in a manufacturing environment related to capital equipment construction.
• 2 Years (minimum) experience working with SQL or similar database structures (Access, dBase, Oracle, etc.).
• Demonstrated critical thinking, project management, and written and verbal communications skills.
• Proficient computer skills in MS Office programs.
• Strong MS-Excel skills for data management and analysis (pivot tables, lookups, filtering, etc.).
• Strong relationship skills with excellent time management and follow‑up skills.
• Must be self‑directed and detail oriented with an inquisitive nature and the desire to solve problems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong work ethic with a positive, “can‑do