Manufacturing Purchasing Manager - Lead & Optimize Supply

#twiceasnice Recruiting; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental insurance

401k plan with match

Life & disability insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

#twiceasnice Recruiting assisting a manufacturing client in Kansas City to hire a Purchasing Manager. This role leads a small team of three buyers and drives procurement strategy to keep production moving.

You will own supplier negotiations, organize workloads, oversee ERP/MRP data, and partner with Production, Planning, Engineering, and Finance to ensure materials availability. Strong Excel skills and manufacturing purchasing experience are required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of purchasing experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with suppliers on pricing, negotiations, and purchasing activities.
• Strong Excel skills with the ability to analyze purchasing data.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop buyers (3) while setting priorities and clear expectations.
• Organize workloads across supplier portfolios, part groups, and sourcing activities.
• Standardize purchasing requests and improve communication across departments.
• Prioritize planned purchases and urgent requests to keep production moving.
• Oversee ERP and MRP accuracy, purchasing data, and material availability.
• Monitor open orders, delivery dates, and shortages to ensure timely follow-up.
• Support buyers with supplier negotiations, pricing issues, and escalations.
• Partner with Production, Planning, Engineering, and Finance to maintain supply.
• Monitor supplier performance and address recurring delivery or service issues.

Skills

Purchasing

Supplier negotiations

Team leadership

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

#twiceasnice Recruiting assisting a manufacturing client in Kansas City to hire a Purchasing Manager. This role leads a small team of three buyers and drives procurement strategy to keep production moving.

You will own supplier negotiations, organize workloads, oversee ERP/MRP data, and partner with Production, Planning, Engineering, and Finance to ensure materials availability. Strong Excel skills and manufacturing purchasing experience are required.