Manager - Purchasing

Spi Ind; Red Bluff (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Paid vacation

10 holidays

Job summary

Sierra Pacific Industries in Red Bluff, California seeks an experienced Purchasing Manager to oversee procurement for our window and door manufacturing operations. You will manage daily purchasing activities, supervise the purchasing and inventory teams, and drive improvements across procurement processes.

This role requires coordinating with cross-functional teams, negotiating with vendors for best price and terms, and ensuring on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Supply Chain, or Business Administration or 4 years’ equivalent related working experience.
• Preference given for manufacturing experience, ideally within window and door production environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a crew and drive process improvement and innovation.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities under demanding circumstances.
• Proven experience negotiating with vendors and research alternative material source.
• Demonstrated history of integrity, good judgment, and confidentiality.
• Computer skills including Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and math skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily purchasing activities and oversee purchase order processes.
• Lead, mentor, and motivate purchasing and inventory teams, providing guidance and accountability.
• Supervise, train, direct, and coordinate work of the purchasing and inventory teams.
• Identify and implement innovative improvements to current purchasing and inventory processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align purchasing decisions with product and production needs.
• Manager and review purchase orders (POs) to ensure accuracy, completeness, and on-time delivery.
• Source, evaluate, and select suppliers based on quality, service, reliability, and cost.
• Negotiate with vendors for best price, contracts, and payment terms for ongoing/recurring needs.
• Effectively manage and maintain inventory to ensure adequate supply, including just in time and minimum levels.
• Analyze market trends, supplier performance, and purchasing data to identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Resolve vendor performance issues, delivery delays, and quality concerns.
• Use sound judgement to make purchase decisions and produce supporting documentation to completion.
• Conduct and oversee regular cycle counting activities and resolve discrepancies.
• Identify opportunities and take measures to reduce waste and inefficiencies.
• Ensure compliance with Company policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and safety standards.
• Maintain documentation for department operations, disciplinary actions, Workers’ Comp, attendance, etc.
• Manage scheduled time off, unexpected absences, and modified duties of the crew.
• Recognize and recommend crew commendation, corrective, disciplinary, and discharge actions.

Skills

Leadership

Vendor negotiation

Procurement

Inventory management

Cross-functional collaboration

Microsoft Excel

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Supply Chain, or Business Administration

4 years’ equivalent related working experience

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Word

Excel

Job description

We train and promote from within
Excellent low-cost health benefits
Retirement plan with employer-paid contributions
Paid vacation and 10 holidays

At Sierra Pacific Industries, we understand our greatest strength is the people who choose to build a career with us. We are a fourth-generation family-owned company that has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the United States. Our more than 6,000 employees are proud to work at our state-of-the-art sawmills and other facilities, including: manufacturing, custom wood-framed windows, fabrication, millwork, veneer, cogeneration, trucking, forestry, and other operations.

Currently, we are seeking an experienced Purchasing Manager to manage the procurement of materials and supplies vital to our window and door manufacturing operations. This role oversees purchasing activities, inventory controls, and purchasing staff while driving continuous improvement across procurement processes, and is located at our Windows division in Red Bluff, California.

About the Position

• Manage daily purchasing activities and oversee purchase order processes
• Lead, mentor, and motivate purchasing and inventory teams, providing guidance and accountability
• Supervise, train, direct, and coordinate work of the purchasing and inventory teams
• Identify and implement innovative improvements to current purchasing and inventory processes
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align purchasing decisions with product and production needs
• Manager and review purchase orders (POs) to ensure accuracy, completeness, and on-time delivery
• Source, evaluate, and select suppliers based on quality, service, reliability, and cost
• Negotiate with vendors for best price, contracts, and payment terms for ongoing/recurring needs
• Effectively manage and maintain inventory to ensure adequate supply, including just in time and minimum levels
• Analyze market trends, supplier performance, and purchasing data to identify cost-saving opportunities
• Resolve vendor performance issues, delivery delays, and quality concerns
• Use sound judgement to make purchase decisions and produce supporting documentation to completion
• Conduct and oversee regular cycle counting activities and resolve discrepancies
• Identify opportunities and take measures to reduce waste and inefficiencies
• Ensure compliance with Company policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and safety standards
• Maintain documentation for department operations, disciplinary actions, Workers’ Comp, attendance, etc.
• Manage scheduled time off, unexpected absences, and modified duties of the crew
• Recognize and recommend crew commendation, corrective, disciplinary, and discharge actions

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Supply Chain, or Business Administration or 4 years’ equivalent related working experience
• Preference given for manufacturing experience, ideally within window and door production environments
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a crew and drive process improvement and innovation
• Ability to handle multiple priorities under demanding circumstances
• Proven experience negotiating with vendors and research alternative material source
• Demonstrated history of integrity, good judgment, and confidentiality
• Computer skills including Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and math skills

Why Join Our Team?

Because this is more than an invitation, it's a commitment to offer opportunities for personal and professional growth to everyone! We ask people to grow with us and make the company even better.

We provide an excellent benefit package including a full Health Benefits Plan (including medical, dental, and vision) with low-cost premiums, a 401(k) with Company Match, additional Retirement Contributions, and company-paid Life Insurance.

The general wage range for this position at Sierra Pacific Industries is from $70,000 and $90,000 per year, and is dependent upon a number of factors, including, but not limited to: relevant work experience, skill, knowledge, and/or education.

About Our Company

Sierra Pacific Industries is a fourth-generation family-owned company based in Northern California that started in 1949 and has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the U.S., employing around 6,500 crew members. Sierra Pacific continues to be a company where its employees are proud to work at state-of-the‑art facilities and others strive to become part of the team.

We own and sustainably manage more than 2.4 million acres of timberland in California, Oregon, and Washington. Our forests are sustainably managed under a 100-year plan by Registered Professional Foresters, Wildlife Biologists, Botanists, and other professionals. We are growing forests for our future, planting over 6 million new trees every year. In Spring 2024, we planted our 300 millionth seedling on our timberlands. This milestone was decades in the making, reflecting our commitment to sustainable forest management and ensuring we have forests not just for today, but for generations to come.

Sierra Pacific effectively uses nearly 100% of every piece of wood we bring to our facilities. In fact, any small amount that isn't turned into hand‑crafted doors and windows, millwork, lumber, or landscaping material is actually converted into electricity in our eight biomass‑fueled power plants.

We are proud that all Sierra Pacific facilities follow our drug‑free and tobacco‑free policies. As part of our safety in the workplace policy, an offer of employment is subject to a negative drug screen result. We use E‑verify to verify the social security number and work authorization of all newly hired employees. Sierra Pacific is an (EOE) Equal Opportunity Employer, including those with a disability and veterans.