Mgr, Purchasing

CORE & MAIN LP; Belvidere (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Core & Main, based in St. Louis, is seeking a purchasing operations leader to manage national purchasing operations and oversee day-to-day activities. The role emphasizes process improvement, pricing accuracy and system maintenance for efficient procurement.

Responsibilities include vendor consolidation analysis, training, policy development, and ensuring best practices across the organization, with occasional travel up to 20%.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in a related discipline.
• Typically 7+ years of related purchasing experience.
• May require professional certification.
• Advanced degree may offset less experience in some disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes vendor consolidation for purchasing and makes recommendations.
• Conducts ongoing training and consultation.
• Develops and enforces policies and procedures.
• Performs overall analysis of purchasing effectiveness.
• Analyzes and resolves purchasing issues.
• Manages inventory control.
• Manages hiring, training, development and performance appraisals of associates.

Education

BS/BA in related discipline

7+ years of experience in a related field

Certification may be required

Job description

Based in St. Louis, Core & Main is a leader in advancing reliable infrastructure with local service, nationwide. As a specialty distributor with a focus on water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products and related services, Core & Main provides solutions to municipalities, private water companies and professional contractors across municipal, non-residential and residential end markets, nationwide. With over 370 locations across the U.S., the company provides its customers local expertise backed by a national supply chain. Core & Main’s 5,700 associates are committed to helping their communities thrive with safe and reliable infrastructure. Visit coreandmain.com to learn more.

Summary

ob Summary Responsible for managing national purchasing operations and overseeing daily operations. Monitor associates to ensure best practices. Perform system maintenance to ensure efficient purchasing operations, updated information and accurate pricing.

Nature and Scope Solutions require analysis and investigation. Achieves planned results by decisions and actions based on professional methods, business principles, and practical experience. Manages a group or team of professional individual contributors and/or indirectly supervises support staff.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities and Key Accountabilities

• Analyzes vendor consolidation for purchasing and makes recommendations.
• Conducts ongoing training and consultation.
• Develops and enforces policies and procedures.
• Performs overall analysis of purchasing effectiveness.
• Analyzes and resolves purchasing issues.
• Manages inventory control.
• Manages hiring, training, development and performance appraisals of associates.

Work Environment

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
• Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time.
• Frequent periods are spent standing or sitting in the same location with some opportunity to move about.
• Occasionally there may be a requirement to stoop or lift light material or equipment (typically less than 8 pounds).

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be a minimum of 18 years of age or older.
• Must pass pre-employment assessment(s) if applicable.
• Education and Experience: Typically requires BS/BA in a related discipline.
• Generally 7+ years of experience in a related field.
• May require certification.
• Advanced degree may offset less experience in some disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Member of trade organizations.

Pay

Pay: $80,473.81 - $114,962.59 per year

Equal Employment Opportunity

Core & Main is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment at Core & Main is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Core & Main does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship, or any other basis protected by law. None of the questions in this application are intended to elicit information regarding any protected characteristics, nor imply any limitation, illegal preferences or discrimination based upon non-job-related information or protected characteristics. For more information, please click here or visit https://www.eeoc.gov