Job Description
We are seeking a Materials Management Organization Manager to lead a team responsible for acquiring and managing the physical resources and services needed to support a growing manufacturing business. Responsibilities include sourcing equipment, goods, and services and bringing those items to the production floor. The successful candidate will be able to:
- Perform strategic procurement activities across multiple categories of existing vendors, as well as searching for reliable new suppliers with improved costing structures.
- Oversee receiving, inventory stocking, kitting, and delivery to the shop floor.
- Interact with the ERP system and the accounting department to ensure all materials-related transactions and inventory levels are correct, documented, and audited.
Requirements
- Develop, lead, and execute purchasing strategies.
- Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.
- Craft negotiation strategies and close deals with optimal procurement terms.
- Partner with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements documentation.
- Perform procurement cost analysis, including support of make/buy decisions.
- Assess, manage, and mitigate procurement and stocking risks to maintain stock for minimum products on hand and parts replacement inventory to meet client demands.
- Seek and partner with reliable, cost-effective, and on-time vendors and suppliers that supply defect-free components.
- Ensure quantity and timing of component deliveries.
- Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand.
- Track and follow up on procurements to ensure promised delivery dates are maintained.
- Manage receiving, inventory, and kitting operations.
- Eliminate production parts shortages and issuing errors.
- Ensure accuracy of inventory counts in the Resodyn ERP system.
- Manage buyers and inventory specialists.
- Write and execute Purchase Orders as needed.
- Follow historical and competitive vendor costs to obtain the best pricing possible and guard against price gouging.
Position Requirements
- Proven working experience as a purchasing manager, agent, or officer.
- Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management.
- A knack for negotiation and networking.
- Working experience with vendor management software.
- Ability to gather and analyze data related to cost, quality, and delivery.
- Solid judgment and decision-making skills.
- Strong leadership capabilities.
- Strong computer skills.
- Familiarity and/or experience with ERP systems as a management tool.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Enthusiasm for working in a diverse, demanding, and exciting technology environment.
- Strong work ethic and team player attributes.
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, logistics, business administration, or equivalent.
Benefits
- Generous vacation package.
- Medical insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Flexible benefit plan.
- Pension/profit sharing plan, 401(k).
- Relocation allowance.