MRP-Driven Purchasing & Materials Leader

Hydrotech, Inc.; Olde West Chester (OH); On-site; USD 115,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Hydrotech, Inc. in Ohio seeks a Purchasing & Materials Planning Manager to lead the purchasing and materials planning functions, ensuring material availability for customers, manufacturing, and inventory objectives.

This role drives an MRP-driven approach and develops the Purchasing team while aligning with SIOP processes. Collaborating with Sales, Customer Service, Engineering, Project Management, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Finance, you translate demand into actionable supply plans, manage

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in purchasing, procurement, materials planning, or related leadership.
• Experience leading and developing purchasing or materials teams.
• Strong knowledge of MRP principles and ERP-driven planning.
• Experience managing supplier relationships, performance, supply risk, and commercial negotiations.
• APICS/ASCM CPIM or CSCP, or ISM CPSM certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop the Purchasing team to build strong professional procurement and materials management capabilities.
• Establish clear supplier ownership, responsibilities, performance expectations, and accountability across the Purchasing team.
• Develop Buyers beyond transactional purchasing and expediting toward proactive supplier and supply management.
• Establish standard work, performance measures, and development plans that strengthen team capability and effectiveness.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer focus.
• Establish and continuously improve robust MRP-driven purchasing and materials planning processes.
• Own ERP planning parameters including lead times, safety stock, reorder policies, planning calendars, and inventory settings.
• Ensure MRP recommendations, exception messages, shortages, reschedules, and other planning signals are reviewed and acted upon consistently and timely.
• Partner with Sales, Engineering, Project Mgmt, and Customer Service to translate customer demand, forecasts, manufacturing requirements, and project demand into actionable supply requirements.
• Drive exception-based material management that enables proactive focus on shortages, changing demand, excess supply, and other conditions requiring action.
• Monitor material availability and inventory health while balancing customer service requirements with working-capital objectives.

Skills

Purchasing leadership

MRP

Materials planning

Supplier relationship management

Inventory management

ERP/MRP systems

Team leadership

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Infor M3

Job description

Hydrotech, Inc. in Ohio seeks a Purchasing & Materials Planning Manager to lead the purchasing and materials planning functions, ensuring material availability for customers, manufacturing, and inventory objectives.

This role drives an MRP-driven approach and develops the Purchasing team while aligning with SIOP processes. Collaborating with Sales, Customer Service, Engineering, Project Management, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Finance, you translate demand into actionable supply plans, manage